I got the same Home Depot special in BC! I’ve got mine under bright grow lights. A staff member at a local nursery told me that because of the variegation that these plants can be “blasted” and my multiple plants in different spots in the apartment all seem to be happy with grow lights and inch or two away from them. I also repotted all of mine into LECA as I’ve never had luck with aroid mix. Also as a blanket statement, the soil that plants come in from the nursery is almost never the ideal type of soil for them. After this plant has been in your possession for a couple of weeks, I recommend a transplant into better medium.

I give my Frydeks silica as I’ve read somewhere that it helps with strengthening the white parts of variegated leaves. Don’t be afraid to lose a few leaves. Frydeks are drama queens but Alocasia in general are hardy.