Help With Moving Plans

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Hello! I am moving to Summit County tomorrow, it’s a 600 mile drive for me and I have a rough mental plan of what I need to do. I have moved a smaller WB20 with great luck a few times, but only 2 hours max. I have a 9.5 hour drive and don’t have a lease signed out there, but numerous prospects and will be staying in an airbnb for a few days. My current plan is to get a storage container for rock, water, and coral. Then have my 4 fish in a 5 gallon bucket. I have new sand purchased as well.

I have also been thinking of getting a ton of bags and just bagging my coral for extra protection, but this seems unessesary. If I was at an airbnb and had heat and a wave maker plugged in, the coral would be fine for a few days without light right? I’m not too worried about my fish, I could easily put them In the same container after the car ride. Let me know any other tips and tricks y’all have!! Pic for reference of size, 40 gal IM.
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I've done this twice with my last 55g - used 5g buckets for rock and fish for the ride, with battery powered bubblers (Pawfly 40 GPH, $10/ea). Loose coral went into Tupperware. On arrival, used 2 30-gallon totes from Home Depot ($13/ea) for all rock, corals and fish, each with a heater and powerhead, where everything lived for about a week each time while we got settled, cleaned tank and equipment (I use Citric Acid), then moved all from totes to their new homes with ~50% fresh SW and 100% fresh sand.

Overall, worked really well. Some corals might be a little agitated and you may see a mini cycle after you are up and running again but dont sweat it :)

Good luck!
 

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