Plan sounds good, but transfer your LR too or you'll lose a lot of life in it
Basically, everything except the fish, and you'll lose a lot of life in your sand, but I'd recommend leaving the sand, or replace it. Don't try to transfer it.
Leave the holding tank for the LR, corals et all fallow for 9-11 weeks
Take 3-4 days to drop the DT Sg, 4 weeks of 1.008-1.009 ( no higher ), up to one week to raise back to 1.025 ( or your preferred Sg ) with no more than .003 increases per day
From there, I like to watch the fish for another 3-4 weeks to ensure the MI is gone
Then everything can go back in the DT, given you've done the minimum 9 weeks fallow period for the MI to die off in the holding tank
Of course, you're going to need to feed the corals etc and a filter of some kind on the holding tank, with testing, is a good idea
Lots of testing for NH3, NO2 and NO3 is a good idea, in both tanks
Lastly, it can be difficult to keep Hypo pH close to 8.0. If it's close, leave it
If it drops below 7.8, buffer it with baking soda, and use lots of aeration to help keep it up
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