210 Gallon Tank Upgrade!!!

[Sugars1313]

I've had a 90 gallon tank for 6-7 years now and Im in the process of upgrading it to a 210 gallon. I started the 210 completely fresh, new sand and dry rock was seeded, got a few smaller fish to start, had all kinds of different algae blooms... 210 has been up for about 3-4 months now and almost all the fish that were in the 90 have been slowly moved into their new tank.

At this point I have a handfull of softies that I want to move before I tear down the 90 for good. A bunch of leathers, some zoas, and mushrooms. My questions is what is the best way to move them?

My 90 has had vermetid snails, aiptasia, and ended up getting sea lettuce that went crazy for a bit. While I understand most of these will end up in the 210 at some point I would like to prevent it as long as I can. At the same time I would love to move both rocks of zoas over without trying to frag a million zoas and hope that I can glue them to a new rock without them all dying.

Could I dip the entire rock in a hydrogen peroxide solution and try to kill everything on the live rock without killing the zoas, then just toss the whole rock in? Is there a better method people have used? Same plan for leathers and mushrooms?

Thanks for any suggestions!

 

[Sugars1313]

 

[Uncle99]

A copperband, a wrasse and a bunch of bumblebee snails.
These guys can keep those things in check.
Let them do your work!

 

[ReefTherapy]

Hey I too am thinking about upgrading from a 90 gallon. I wad looking at 210 as well. Either that or 250.

 

[Subsea]

Yes to peroxide bath. 10% solution of 3% peroxide for 10 minutes.

slime coat protects corals and anemones. To eradicate aptasia requires a brush to penetrate slime coat, then peroxide oxidizes aptasia biomass.

 

[Sugars1313]

A copperband, a wrasse and a bunch of bumblebee snails.
These guys can keep those things in check.
Let them do your work!

The bumblebee snails would most likely turn into a snack for my porcupine puffer. Though realistically I feeling like all reef tanks will end up with vermetid snails eventually.