Corals just don’t open up like they do at stores

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Hello everyone my tank is about 9 months old and here are my parameters. Corals just do t open up fully, I feel like they were a lot bigger when I seen them in the stores I purchased them. How could it be .
 
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How long ago were the corals purchased from the store? Sometimes it can take a few days to weeks for corals to settle into your parameters. Since you have the apex, hows the alk throughout the day? Do you see huge swings?

Mag seems a tad low, and temp seems a bit high. I normally keep Mag around 1350, and temp around 78-79.

Whats your nitrates and P04 look like?
 

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I would say lighting is a big one as well. I think some LFS add magic to their water to make corals look fantastic so we buy them...... gets me every time. I feel like I've had similar experiences and it comes down to my lights aren't as good and I dont put all these extra things into my tank. Some stores dose aminos like crazy a well as polyp extending liquid like the polyp lab bottle that you can buy.
 
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