Swopping aquarium

[Country joe]

I'm thinking of purchasing a larger aquarium, a Fluval Shaker 252 litres,, it comes with a Fuval 307 filter, I already have one, so would keep one as a spare.
In my smaller tank I've always had a problem with Bladder snails, that came with some plants, I was planning on moving all sponges and media from the older filter to the new, but I guess their will be snails eggs in there, I also plan to wash my plants in Alum to kill snails and eggs, but what would I do with wood, rocks and the substrate, could I pour boiling water of them? Would that kill the eggs, I don't know of anything else that could work, as I need to add my fish to the new tank, and could I get a spike or do I just have to live with these snails.

 

[MaloK]

I never managed to eradicate snails without a complete loss of the seasoned filter media and all substrate.

I use very hot water and a brush for decor and I use Hydrogen Peroxide to disinfect the plants.

If I have an inert substrate, I rinse it in hot water, the others that can't be boiled, I trow away.

Then redo the tank and start over a fishless cycle.

You could do that, Start the tank normally, Do a fishless cycle, when ready, disinfect and move the plants and fish.

Then tear the old one apart to clear off all the snails from ever returning back.

 

[Country joe]

I never managed to eradicate snails without a complete loss of the seasoned filter media and all substrate.

I use very hot water and a brush for decor and I use Hydrogen Peroxide to disinfect the plants.

If I have an inert substrate, I rinse it in hot water, the others that can't be boiled, I trow away.

Then redo the tank and start over a fishless cycle.

You could do that, Start the tank normally, Do a fishless cycle, when ready, disinfect and move the plants and fish.

Then tear the old one apart to clear off all the snails from ever returning back.

Thanks for that, I had a good think and new having to recycle would come up, I'm just going to move fish as easily as can be done. I've watched caveman aquatics on the subject, I like him, and I will just put up with snails. I have them under control. I just squeeze them against the tank.

 

[MaloK]

I have the same in one tank, it becomes difficult to feed everything without feeding them at the same time.

 

[Willow 123]

Bit late for you now, but for future reference, Assasin snails do a marvelous job of disposing of nuisance snails, without becoming a nuisance themselves.

 

[MaloK]

Yeah, but last time I got assassin snails

Planaria came in with them.

It's an ever ending gamble.

 

[Willow 123]

Ouch! I must have been lucky then. Next question is how did you deal with the planaria?

 

[MaloK]

Ouch! I must have been lucky then. Next question is how did you deal with the planaria?

After establishing. They went on their own with time.

 

[Country joe]

I've read all about Assassin Snails, never fancied adding any snails to my tank, don't really like them, will just keep on squishing.

 

[Willow 123]

The good thing about assasin snails is you need a male and a female to breed, so if you just get one it will do the job for you without itself becoming a pest, and they are good at what they do.

 

[Willow 123]

How about a zebra loach (or a yo yo) They are snail eaters, which I didnt know until it ate my ramshorns

 

[Essjay]

Not a loach as they need to be in a group, I'm afraid. Those two species also need a longer tank than 105 cm/41 inches.

 

[Willow 123]

i stand corrected, my apologies