[danny zubot]

I just moved my 65 gallon system a couple of months ago. Logistically you want to make sure you have plenty of buckets or water tight containers for everything. I used 5 gallon salt buckets for everything, fish, live rock, corals and water. I filled each bucket with a few rocks then added water. I only filled them 3/4 to the top so that they weren't too heavy. Fish went into a few different buckets, and corals in a few other buckets, all with lids. I managed to salvage about 65% of my original water this way.

As far as the sand bed goes, I've always cleaned mine befor re-using it. There are a ton of nasties laying at the bottom of a sand bed that will surely spike the levels once the system is setup. I used tap water, and rinsed it until the water was no longer brown.

I think the most important tip in moving a tank is to make sure that you have plenty of salt water waiting at your place for when you start to set up the system. You never really know how much water you will loose. You may find that some of the water is too dirty by the time you get home to put back into the tank. I would recommend having at least 50 gallons for the tank you are buying.

Good luck, and welcome to Canreef!