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    Achilles tang

    G'day, has anyone out there ever kept this fish successfully? They are one of my favourite fish, and I was hoping to keep one in my 6x2x2 reef. However, many reports say they are quite hard to keep. Does anyone out there have any first hand experience with these fish? Your help is...
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    UV or ozone?

    Hi, I am planning on either running a UV steriliser or an ozone reactor on my 180-gallon reef tank. Any opinion which one is the best? It is primarily to control things such as ick in my tank so my fish population doesn't get wiped out (I'm planning on keeping some tangs), an ozone reactor is...
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    Lighting

    Hi, I am setting up a 180-gallon 6x2x2 reef aquarium. At the moment I have 2 150-watt 10000k metal halides and one row of actinic tubes. Is this enough light? I was considering putting in another metal halide if need be. Thanks, Tom
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    Mixing Centropgyge Angels?

    Hello, I was just wondering whether it is possible to mix two different species of Centropyge angelfish in a 180-gallon reef tank. In my LFS there are two I really like, a Flame Angel and another. Last time I tried to mix two centropyge, a C.bicolor and a C.tibicen, the new one (C.tibicen) was...
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    Lighting for Reef tank

    Hi, I am planning on setting up a 180-gallon mini-reef aquarium. I have kept saltwater fish before without a problem but this time I am going to set up a reef tank with corals and the whole bit. I was wondering whether 10 VHO fluorescent tubes would be enough to light a 24" deep tank, or would...
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