Umbrella coral lighting question

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skennelly

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How much light does an Umbrella Coral require. This is a shot of my Umbrella the canopy is open, but it is drooped over and not erect. Its been in the tank for 5 days.
 

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Mine seems pretty flexible to light, but also pretty temperamental. It's been doing great for the past few months because it hasn't been moved. When I was moving it, it would look much like yours (worse actually) most the time. Finally I left it alone and it's flourishing - same situation with my toadstool.

Give it some time.
 
Here's mine. It looks like this everyday. I don't know whether the funnel shape means it's getting too much light or not enough. It's grown substantially and appears very healthy so I just assume not mess with him.
 

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