Corals not opening when moving tanks

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I have 2 tanks, 1 40 gal AIO and 1 90 gal. Whenever I move corals from the 40 to the 90, specifically softies (mushroom and clove to be exact), they never open up. They're not dead, because when I put them back in the 40 they re open after a few days. All other corals are growing fine in the 90, and if I buy a softie from lfs and out it straight in 90 it's fine. Any ideas?
 

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Do you give them a few days to open up when you move them to the 90?
Are they under similar lighting? Flow?
 
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Do you give them a few days to open up when you move them to the 90?
Are they under similar lighting? Flow?
Yes, at least 4-6 weeks each. Same lighting schedule on my AIs and similar flow pattern.
 

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What are the water parameters on each tank?

Probably you have some differences.
Maybe salinity, KH, or even temperature or light.
 

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