Going from MH in DT to LED in Frag Tank... no acclimation if par the same?

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I am planning to get rid of my frag rack and set up a dedicated frag tank section in my sump. I want to put up an LED fixture but was wondering if I used my PAR meter and put an acro or monit from 350 PAR in the MH to 350 PAR in the LED, would that be okay, or will the change in light spectrum mess with the coral?
 

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From my experience a coral going from metal halide to LEDs is perfectly fine especially if par is the same. I’ve had issues with a couple corals losing some color going from t5 to LEDs but no issue from metal halide to LEDs.
 

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