You could always remove everything from your tank, fill it with the rocks from the other tank, as well as the water, and then place the contents in after the rock is set up.
The live rock would handle the bio-load as it has been doing in the tear down tank, and, you can then gradually add the substrate that you've removed, a little at a time. It's best that the live rock sits on the bottom of the tank anyway and you just cover the bare bottom with your substrate until you reach the depth you wish to have.
As for the lighting, the mushroom and colt survive low light conditions, and if you can scavenge some more shop lights or whatever that will only help things.
All of my tanks are lit with NO fluorescent lamps, just a lot of them, and I keep clams, LPS, softies, and anemones.
One thing you Really need to to in my opinion is bring up the s.g. level so it's suitable for the invertebrates you would be adding.
Check the incoming water's s.g. and if it's not in the 1.025-026 range, gradually brine it up (or down) to that range which is normal for a reef in the ocean.
While fish don't have a problem with your 1.021, most invertebrates will have, some short term, and most in the long run.
As for spelling, I'm probably not any better, and for some reason, I have a hard time locating the check spell feature on most of these boards.



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