With your challenges, esthetics are not as important as getting the job done. You will definately experience a significant level of cycling in the new system even with same rock new sand. Keep a couple handfulls of sand to help establish new sand. I say move all your livestock into totes and keep as much water as you can. Empty and clean your old tank and move it to garage or other room and set up as bare bottom minimalist "life support" until u can be guaranteed your new set up is established and stable. I made the mistake of doing a one day shot swap and lost a couple nice colonies due to too many peram swings. If u were closer I have a coupke tanks on hand I could loan...sorry.
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