Adequate flow

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Hi guys, after I read some threads it's still unclear whether I have enough flow for my acros or not.
The problem is: I see no polyps extension at all, all of them are hidden (except one acro). I bought all the frags 5 days ago. Could such behaviour be related to reduced flow in my tank?
Current configuration is: 2 Jebao SLW 20M powerheads on the back side. Put them on the back side because of aesthetic reasons. Mode is: gyre about 100%, I guess ~2k gph each.
Should I place them on the side glasses opposite to each other?
I've attached the video, there are brine shrimps in the water column to estimate the flows.

Any suggestions?

 
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the pic of the frags: only one acro has a kind of PE :(
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Your flow looks fine
Most likely chemistry or lighting, and the fact that it looks like you only have 2 fish.
What are your parameters?
 
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Your flow looks fine
Most likely chemistry or lighting, and the fact that it looks like you only have 2 fish.
What are your parameters?

Well, it's run since beginning of May so the tank is approx. 4 weeks old.

Yeah, 2 fishes only but I'm dosing NO3 and PO4. I guess it's the main way to feed the acros because I have a fleece filter and water is clear enough. But I add nutrients from the bottle.

Params those I measured few hours ago:
Salinity 35ppt
Temperature 25.5C or approx. 78F (a heater is off, but it's pretty hot outside)
NO3 ~5mg/l
PO4 0.05mg/l (both NO3 and PO4 were undetectable a couple of weeks ago, I raised them up using bottles of additives)
PH 8.11
KH 7, and I haven't checked Ca level but it should be OK as well. Salt is: TM Pro Reef 75% and TM Bio-Actif 25%.
The light is AI Hydra 32HD, approx. 70% in the peak, daylight is 6 hours and 3 hours of each dawn and dusk.

I took a photo using large lens recently, actually acros extend polyps but they are really tiny, I even can't see them with naked eye. I know they can be extended up to 1/2 inch.

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Your tank is still establishing itself. Just give it some time.
But how long it could last? I heard some people have success with acros in just 1 week after start.
Should I increase water changes (now it's about 10% per week)

What size is the tank?
What’s your hydra schedule?
The tank itself is 28x20x20 and there's also a sump ~20x17x14.
The schedule: now it's on acclimation mode so ~70% of full power.

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It takes a few months to get aquariums established. Start with the easier corals such as zoas. Golden rule in this hobby - nothing good happens fast.
 
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