Clove polyps ballooning

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I put some fireworks clove polyps 3 weeks ago. The first week I saw a little color. But since then I have not seen them opening. Now they look like little balloons on most stems

This is the more extreme one

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Nitrates <5
Nitrites 0
Ammonia .02 ish
Ph 8.0 (being raised
Alk 140
Calcium 550. Last checked 2 weeks
Mg unknown but I dose 25 ppm a week
Salinity 1.026

Ammonium bicarbonate dose .015 ppm a day
And carbon dose at half rate a day

Tank is 5 months old. Hammer coral, mushrooms, and zoas have been in and happy for 3 weeks. 2 clowns and 2 cardinal fish


What are your parameters?
 

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