Chalice 911
 

I have a new chalice in tank for 3 days now. It's starting to show some receding spots. Worried it is going to continue. Tanks levels are within ideal parameters so thinking it is a placement/flow issue. First pic is where it is placed center and low. 2nd pic is a closeup of spots.

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yikes, chalices definitely do not have a lot of meat on their bones to spare and they can really recede quickly. If your water conditions are indeed in the zone (and it looks like with all the coral in your tank that it probably is), flow and lighting are critical as you said. But you already have it placed in low light, so the next issue is somehow a lot of flow hitting it.

Sometimes even when you do everything right, a particular coral either came in to your tank unhappy or it is just peculiar and could not get comfy in your tank. Strange, indeed.

^ what he said. Try shaded light and low flow.

Defiantly have to find a spot it likes, if it's not happy it will go fast. Not all chalices like the same light/flow, as I have a few that do well with flow and others that will show stress in the same areas