Just got my first 2 soft corals NEED HELP!!

[CalvinStevens04]

Hi everyone,
I got these two days ago. The first few hours after acclimation they both had their polyps extended, now they are not. I got them at my lfs and they looked great there. Any advice on how to make them happy would be appreciated very much!
Thanks, Calvin

 

[lmforbis]

It can take a couple weeks. I bought one last week and it still hasn’t expanded yet.

 

[CalvinStevens04]

Thank you so much! How much flow and lighting do they like. It was also a little bit weird that it opened up while I was acclimating it but then won’t open now.

 

[lmforbis]

Not unusual.
They need a decent amount of light but not as much as SPS or anemones. Flow depends on the coral.