I moved my 55 gal from Tennessee to Wyoming. It took a while to get things back in order.
I removed all the water, rocks, fish, etc.. Five gallon buckets work well. Lowes or Home Depot sell the buckets with lids if you do not have enough. Keep as much water as you can. I layered each bucket as the tank is layered. I had crushed coral in the bottom of each bucket, then the LR, a few fish and as much water as each bucket would hold. I ran air to each bucket each night while on the trip.
Everything was fine. I didn't check the levels after I set the tank up, but I am sure it probably did go through a mini cycle.
Everything is up and running. Good luck!!
Sarah