Is it possible to suffocate aquarium worms?

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Detritus worms swimming in a tank are signs of over feeding or too much poo and "dirty" water. I would just cut back on feeding or do a large water change. As far as it is for the planaria I wouldn't mess with the CO2

 

I haven't heard of getting rid of planaria this way and I don't think the plants would suffer too much but if you have fish in this tank too, I would highly advise against ramping up the CO2 since it would essentially suffocate the fish.

 

Detritus worms swimming in a tank are signs of over feeding or too much poo and "dirty" water. I would just cut back on feeding or do a large water change. As far as it is for the planaria I wouldn't mess with the CO2

Then what do you recommend for planaria? Don't tell me to buy no-planaria products since it's impossible for me to find them. And since there's no fish in the aquarium there's also no food in there, only liquid fertilizer.

I haven't heard of getting rid of planaria this way and I don't think the plants would suffer too much but if you have fish in this tank too, I would highly advise against ramping up the CO2 since it would essentially suffocate the fish.

There's no fish in the aquarium. Do you think it would work?

 

Then what do you recommend for planaria? Don't tell me to buy no-planaria products since it's impossible for me to find them. And since there's no fish in the aquarium there's also no food in there, only liquid fertilizer.

That could actually be the problem. If you don't have food, they may be swimming about trying to find food. Fish will eat detrius worms too so most aquariums have many but they are never seen.
as far as the planaria..
You could net them out and kill them or buy some shrimps for your tank and they will most likely eat them

 

It sounds good in theory but you'd have to gas the tank with enough CO2 to completely deplete the oxygen levels and I think that's where it might damage the plants. I haven't done this personally so I can't give you a yes or no answer but since you don't have fish in the tank and if you don't mind killing your plants if things go awry, then give it a shot.

IMO the safest way to get rid of planaria is just to remove them physically and do frequent thorough gravel vacs.

 

It sounds good in theory but you'd have to gas the tank with enough CO2 to completely deplete the oxygen levels and I think that's where it might damage the plants. I haven't done this personally so I can't give you a yes or no answer but since you don't have fish in the tank and if you don't mind killing your plants if things go awry, then give it a shot.

IMO the safest way to get rid of planaria is just to remove them physically and do frequent thorough gravel vacs.

Maybe you're right. To suffocate planaria I would need a very high amount of CO2 which would also kill my plants. Maybe if I leave a small amount of CO2 on during the night with no surface agitation the planaria will come to the surface for oxygen and then I'll do a water change and siphon them up.

That could actually be the problem. If you don't have food, they may be swimming about trying to find food. Fish will eat detrius worms too so most aquariums have many but they are never seen.
as far as the planaria..
You could net them out and kill them or buy some shrimps for your tank and they will most likely eat them

Planaria will attack shrimp. When shrimp start molting they are very vulnerable and thus planaria can and will kill them.
I'm not thinking of getting any specific fish just to eat them.
Question: Can the worms feed from the plant fertilizer (liquid feritlizer)?

 

What type of area do you live in? If it's rural you get
Could get fenbendazole at just about any feed type store. Look in the dog medication area. Grind it up super fine, mix it in a quart of water and dump her in. 0.1 grams or 1.5 grains for every ten gallons. (Grains as in unit of weight, not volume or granules.) Kills hydra too. I have no idea what they're eating right now unless there's decaying plant matter.