Acclimating a bunch of frags at once?

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So i've got almost a dozen SPS frags I need to acclimate to my tank.
They are currently on a frag rack with a few on the sand bed (not enough space on the rack).
The rack can get moved higher up on the glass but this doesn't necessarily give it more par, especially under LED light.
Eventually, these frags need to get mounted on the rock which is in the middle of the tank (60g cube). I'm afraid that is too high of a jump in par.

So.... I'm thinking the best way to handle this would be....

1. Mount them all at the same time
2. Cut the light percentage and gradually increase it each day

What do you think?
How far back would you cut the light percentage and how much would you increase it each day?

Or if you have a better idea, let me know! :beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes:
 

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So i've got almost a dozen SPS frags I need to acclimate to my tank.
They are currently on a frag rack with a few on the sand bed (not enough space on the rack).
The rack can get moved higher up on the glass but this doesn't necessarily give it more par, especially under LED light.
Eventually, these frags need to get mounted on the rock which is in the middle of the tank (60g cube). I'm afraid that is too high of a jump in par.

So.... I'm thinking the best way to handle this would be....

1. Mount them all at the same time
2. Cut the light percentage and gradually increase it each day

What do you think?
How far back would you cut the light percentage and how much would you increase it each day?

Or if you have a better idea, let me know! :beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes:
I leave them on the sand for a week, then mount.
They were growing under some par number, you may be putting them under a different par number that may be close to the same number.
You may want to research the range for each or contact the vendor for that range they were in.
 

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