Torch coral help

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So I have recently been really struggling with my torches. They do not extend out much like they use to when I first got 2 specific pieces all except 1 gold torch which tends to look more extended way more than the others. It’s been this way for about a month and half or so and I can’t figure out why. I moved all torches to a bit lower in light. Getting plenty of flow. Phosphates were at bit high at .25 but did a water change and got closer to 0. But have been close to 0 before and they looked the same. Other chemistry is alk 9 calcium 430 magnesium 1410 and nitrate 10. Idk if they are just bad peices or what but back in June they looked great. I’ll have both pics below sorry for blue light. Thanks for help

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What kind of lighting do you have?

The pictures look a bit dim.

Did you jump from 0.25 phosphates to 0 overnight?
 
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Lighting is I think smat farm they get plenty of light pics were taken at end of day. Basically I did a water change and then tested and then dropped to 0 but on salifert test so can be a bit hard to tell. But they have looked the same for at least a month now whether my phosphate was really low before or when it moved to .25 because I hadn’t done a water change to 2 weeks. So they have seen higher nutrients and lower but look the same
 

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