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.