45 gallon reef tank

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ken the newbe

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im setting up a 45 gal reef-i have 40 lbs of live rock/ tonga branch in the tank
im using a ehiem 2215 filter and a seaclone 100 skimmer. i would like to get some shrimps , snails, clams and a star fish. also the following fish--
clown fish, yellow tang, flame angel, blue tang and a lion fish. is this too many fish???
 
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ken the newbe

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when you say it will not work what does that mean? will they die ??get to big ??---thanks for the reply
 
rbaldino

rbaldino

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Originally Posted by ken the newbe
when you say it will not work what does that mean? will they die ??get to big ??---thanks for the reply
Tangs will get too big for a tank of your size, as will a lion fish. Tangs aren't particularly reef safe either. Good fish for a reef include clowns, damsels, chromis, dwarf angels, gobies, blennies. The fish you want belong in a very large fish-only tank.
 
b0bby1

b0bby1

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dino tangs r reef safe idn wut ur talkin bout but i have one n its fine and look on here there all algae eaters and reef safe.
 
rbaldino

rbaldino

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Originally Posted by costa13
remember angels are not reef safe.
I've seen many dwarf angels, like coral beauties and flame angels, in reef tanks.
 
costa13

costa13

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Some people have angels in their reef tanks with no problems. However you cannot ever be sure that they will never nip at you corals.
 
ice4ice

ice4ice

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Tangs will not do well because they need at least 125G tanks or larger due to their swimming nature. Anything less than 125G - will stress them out and die. No tangs in a 46G tank ! A lionfish are predatory and will eat what they can fit in their mouths. They are best left in a predator tank set-up.
Dwarf Angels - you must keep only one species. They are hit or miss and prone to nip at corals.
You might want to invest in a better skimmer than what you already have. Seaclones are garbage skimmers.
 
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