How do my acros look?

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Happy Thanksgiving!! Hi, I just got some new corals! I took a risk getting some acros, but I wanted to see how they’d perform in my tank. They all arrived on Tuesday. I drip/temperature acclimated them and used SeaChem Reef Dip. Here’s everything I got (from TopShelfAquatics sale): Jedi Mindtrick Montipora, Vivids Rainbow Acro, Greg Hiller’s Delight Acro, Blueberry Stylo, and Ultra Green Star Polyps. The two that seem to be adjusting beautifully are the Monti and Birdsnest. I can’t tell how the two acros are doing because I’ve never really owned them before and I don’t know what they look like at their best. It seems as if their polyps are kind of extending, though. The ones I’m worried about the most are the green star polyps. Some are extended, but others are not. It’s only been a few days. Maybe I should give them more time? I’m worried that my alkalinity might be too high because I’ve never tested it before (purchased a kit today).
Phosphates: 0.03 - 0.1 ppm
Nitrates: <10 ppm
Magnesium: 1400 ppm
Calcium: 460 ppm
I own Duncans, one BTA, a torch, two favias, hairy mushroom, palys, pulsing Xenia, a clownfish pair, royal gramma, and pistol shrimp. Tank is 25-gallons. Lighting is USA LOOP Current Marine Orbit.

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Looks good. The vivid rainbow is a little close to the Duncan, might be an issue down the road.
 
Looks good. The vivid rainbow is a little close to the Duncan, might be an issue down the road.
Okay, thank you! I will consider moving the Duncans back a bit more. What about the green star polyps, will they open up on their own time?
 
Okay, thank you! I will consider moving the Duncans back a bit more. What about the green star polyps, will they open up on their own time?
Good plan. Yea they can sometimes take awhile to open up, especially if you have lower nitrate and phosphate than the tank it came from.
 

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