I have moved my set-up several times (and I'm about to again in a couple of weeks!). Stressful? yah, a little, but it's easier than you think. 100km is more complicated than across town so here's what I would do: the survival of your livestock will depend on how much they are stressed during this little adventure so planning is everything. For my live rock & livesand, I use a 100gal cooler with enough tankwater to keep things moist (get a buddy, it weighs a ton), add a heater & powerhead & bag of carbon. I have kept rock like this in "holding" for over three weeks without disaster. Add more water at the destination & I even threw in my inverts on arrival & they were fine. Fish & corals need love too so during these extended transports a cooler system has worked well for me also, plus given me the bonus of a "holding cell" for everyone while the display was re-established. I used a in-car powerbar to run an airstone and heater (I blocked them from the stock with a diy egg-crate divider) Yes, I love Radio-shack.
Again, a small bag of carbon seemed to buy me more time.
I used a small PC ballast to maintain corals when they sat in holding at the new place. Salvaging tankwater can be difficult so you may be starting with very little mature water. Make sure your holding system is up to snuff. the best would be a small aquarium waiting at your new home, build some egg-crate shelves to hold your corals, add a skimmer, heater, etc...
You can see what I mean about planning. I have pulled off this circus without loss three times now, knock on wood for the fourth coming up.
I'm totally upgrading/ changing my system on this move so I'm liquidating my livestock which simplifies things completely. Ask yourself if your stock is worth the effort & decide what you want to do. Good luck.
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