60 Gallon Tank Moving and planaria! Help!

[Fishyk80]

Background: I am in the process of moving from a rental to a home I just bought about a mile away. So far I've gotten almost everything into the new house, but I haven't moved the fish yet. I was going to hire someone but the places I called either didn't call back or said im too far away. So plan B: I already have a brand new 60 gal at the new house- empty. Today I was going to go to the old house and take one of the two canister filters running on my established 60 (maybe some gravel, too) and bring it to the new house and set up the new tank with it. (I run one with carbon and one without so if I need meds I can disconnect the carbon one quickly). Then I'll use buckets to bring the fish from the old house to the new, then drain the old tank and move it to the new house, and refill it. By the end of the month i need to have everything out of the old place or I'll have to pay another month of rent. I know the new tank might not be fully cycled but this was plan b, after all.

The problem: Last night I noticed planaria. A month or two ago I noticed them for the first time and I think I tried a few different products (no planaria was the last one) and lots of cleaning and eventually was rid of them. I knew I was supposed to redose in three weeks to get any babies but with moving stressing me out I guess i forgot.

I have products to treat the planaria with including dog dewormer that I didn't try last time. I have two nerite snails in the tank that I can move to a tiny 3 gallon temporarily. I need help coming up with modifications to my plan B that would minimize the risk of infesting the new tank with planaria, if it's not too late for that.

Also, I can spend up to 1800 usd since that's what I'll have to pay for Feb rent if I can't get this done in time.

 

[JustAFishServant]

The problem: Last night I noticed planaria.

Your moving strategy sounds great but pics would be very helpful here. Too many people misidentify detritus worms (a beneficial worm "cleanup crew" that's often found in your drinking water, feeds on excess food, waste, detritus and algae). Take some pics when you can, it'll help the IDing

 

[Blacksheep1]

Sorry for tagging you richiep but he will know best . Good luck on the move !

 

[richiep]

If you've not got shrimp in the tanks then I wouldn't even worry ,they'll not harm fish, point two dont worry what so ever even if you have shrimp just do the move as planned and treatment can follow if needed
I've never come across any tank thats been desemated by planaris, they are bad for shrimp but thats only in the long run
Save your money get the move done and come back to us if the problems still there, if you used planaria zero correctly they should have gone so its possible you cross contaminated from another tank, even if you only see them in one tank you must treat every tank
Good luck on the move