Identify sps plate???

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Can anybody identity this sps plate coral for me please?
It is mainly grey with florescent yellow/green spots however the picture isnt great
 

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Its a chalice?? Sold to me as an sps, the growth rate is incredible
Thanks
 
You are correct mate, nice one!
Not sure weather to move it lower down now, its surrounded by sps frags which I only introduced 1 week ago
Just read about 5 inch sweeper tentacles and its growing like a weed
 
Also I paid £30 about $40 for this chalice its about 5 inch circumference
From what ive read I got a bargain, tiny frags are selling for $25
 
In the states that one is quite common and $25 will buy you a nice size mini colony in my experience. Not sure about the UK though. Nice coral any way about it but yes you have to watch out for the sweepers. mine colors up best in lower light
 
Be careful keeping it around peaceful SPS like Montis or Acros since they are incredibly agressive, grow blazingly fast, and have HUGE sweeper tentacles. That acro to the left is well within stinging range. They can have sweepers that are 6-8" at the size yours is now. Mine is slightly smaller and had to be put in a "canyon" because it had 5-6" long sweepers that have a very strong sting.
 
Definitely keep it away from other corals as it DOES have long sweepers. Here's a video I took of a small colony I used to have.

Also a couple others that I've had that showed sweepers after lights out.

While it's a really cool phenomenon to watch, you need to be picky about where you put any chalice.

[video=youtube;0FEjwWkYy-E]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FEjwWkYy-E[/video]
[video=youtube;aRHaqaWaJA0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRHaqaWaJA0#t=69[/video]
 
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Cheers guys! First job after work is to rearrange a section of my tank
 
That video is great by the way, Ill study mine at night but avnt seen anything like this yet
 

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