Help indentifying a few corals.

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Any idea what these are? Thanks for looking. =)
Sorry for B being so blurry. I think it is getting way too much flow and getting blasted. It's also new in the tank so pretty tucked in.
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Awesome! Trying to find a good lighting for them and figured knowing at least what coral may help. Haha

The toadstool started showing polyps within minutes of being in the tank, but the other two have been hit or miss as I adjust lighting.

Currently using Saxby stock, but think I am going to shrink it a bit to dial back percentages.
 
Awesome! Trying to find a good lighting for them and figured knowing at least what coral may help. Haha

The toadstool started showing polyps within minutes of being in the tank, but the other two have been hit or miss as I adjust lighting.

Currently using Saxby stock, but think I am going to shrink it a bit to dial back percentages.
Toadstools are “unique” in their own way. When I added mine they reacted differently.
One of mine took a week to open, another started shedding immediately and another was open and basically chilling in his new home.
Just give them all time, I’m sure they will be just fine
I would put the LPS around the lower middle part of the tank though, also start with lower flow and build your way up.
 
A is a toadstool leather, can't tell with the other ones but could be goniopora or maybe galaxea, either too open or not open enough to tell. If they were completely closed up I could tell you for sure based on skeleton structure
 
Toadstools are “unique” in their own way. When I added mine they reacted differently.
One of mine took a week to open, another started shedding immediately and another was open and basically chilling in his new home.
Just give them all time, I’m sure they will be just fine
I would put the LPS around the lower middle part of the tank though, also start with lower flow and build your way up.
I moved B lower and in the middlish a few hours ago and it has just been closed up and ticked off it seems the whole time.

C I left on the rack because I woke up this morning to it having heads extended out and seemed to be liking right where it was.

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Here are some pictures and youtube link of the layout and my flow and lighting if that helps at all.


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I moved B lower and in the middlish a few hours ago and it has just been closed up and ticked off it seems the whole time.

C I left on the rack because I woke up this morning to it having heads extended out and seemed to be liking right where it was.

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The one on the sandbed definitely looks a little stressed, then again it’s in a new environment so it’s likely still acclimating. There could also be a pest bothering it though, did you dip it before introducing it to the tank?
 
The one on the sandbed definitely looks a little stressed, then again it’s in a new environment so it’s likely still acclimating. There could also be a pest bothering it though, did you dip it before introducing it to the tank?
I did indeed dip them before hand. It seems to be coming out a bit more now after spending a day down on the bed. I've also been playing with flow a bit. I wasn't home most of today so I didn't get to see it during peak lighting today unfortunately. I was mid ramp up when I fed and left, but it is currently popping out a little and swaying in the flow. Should I try to move it again tomorrow?
 

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I did indeed dip them before hand. It seems to be coming out a bit more now after spending a day down on the bed. I've also been playing with flow a bit. I wasn't home most of today so I didn't get to see it during peak lighting today unfortunately. I was mid ramp up when I fed and left, but it is currently popping out a little and swaying in the flow. Should I try to move it again tomorrow?
I would wait today, leave it where it is for a little bit. Do you see some stems on it the way that the Goniopora has them? Also I haven’t asked, what are your parms looking like, that could also be why it’s taking a bit longer to adjust
 
I would wait today, leave it where it is for a little bit. Do you see some stems on it the way that the Goniopora has them? Also I haven’t asked, what are your parms looking like, that could also be why it’s taking a bit longer to adjust
I do see what seems like small stems, but nothing near as long as the goniopora.

Parameters are all excellent conditions as far as testing tells. I'm wondering if at this point the trip home (2 hours) and everything was just a whole lot of stress on it. Especially since the other goniopora is doing well on the rack it started on. It's just the only thing that makes sense at this point. I dialed light back by nearly half. Cut flow in half. Moved it to a low flow area of the tank. It's no longer in direct light. I also tried using some polyp booster before broadcasting roids and just same results really.
 
Did some tinkering with flow direction last night and moved the not so happy one in the opposite direction of flow direction and it seems to be doing quite a bit better now. I'm going to chop it up to it was just getting blasted by the return pump.
 

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