I just moved and had a very similar situation happen. Everything was moved into a new tank. I had no losses at all. try this:
1. Keep as much water as you can from the old system
2. make enough new SW at the new location for a 30% water change 24 hours in advance.
3. Throw out the old subsrate but keep a few scoops to mix in and seed the new substrate.
4. Keep any sponges/filter media from your old setup. squeeze them out in old SW from the tank to remove loose detrius and put them in the new filters to speed up bacterial growth.
5. Some of the SW you mix in advance will be used to make up for the water you lose in the move; you can't save all of it. Use the rest to perform a waterchange while you're at it.
6. Filter your old water through a sock as you fill the tank to remove any free floating waste/debris.
7. Get your skimmer online asap and maybe throw a few airstones into the system for good measure. As the new tank cycles the bacteria will bloom somewhat and you don't want the oxygen level in the water to get too low.
This method worked very well for me. The new tank had a mini cycle which lasted about a week during which time I fed the fish minimally every second day.
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