I just transferred my LR from one tank to another. Waited a few days & tested the water. No new cycle so I started transferring over more LR & a few corals. Over the last month I've transferred everything over without any problems. I think I could have done it faster but I wanted to take it easy.
I just transferred the last 20-25lbs of LR today and the last coral into the new tank so I can shut down the old one. (wifey worried that a large sw tank in the same room as her expensive "new" piano is a baad thing)
To be honest, I know lots of reefers who had to move their tank from one house to another & they did it all in a few hours. This shouldn't be much different than switching tanks, since their tearing a tank down & setting it up again. As long as the LR is fully cured & not left out of the water too long (which will cause sponges, etc. to die & rot) then it should be a reasonably safe operation. Good luck & remember to test the water.
HTH,
Anthony
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