Moving the 45 gallon? I've moved tanks 3 times and never lost the first fish. One move was from sc to here. About 4 hours. It's not hard at all, just need to be prepaired properly.
Small world? More like small *** town. Honestly, it's not hard at all. How far are you moving from where the tank sits now? Is your dads family still here?
I move at least a few each month. We just moved a 210 reef thursday. Took about 4 hours with drive time. Its the maintenance company thats owned by Marine Fish 678-453-3991. A 45 shouldnt take anytime to move at all.