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					Originally Posted by  SeaHorse_Fanatic
					 
				 
				I find strong UV (40w+) helped to keep ick-magnets like Powder Blue Tangs healthy & alive. 
  
I now have a 80w on my 210g & my 40w (needs new bulb) with a temporary 25w (till I get a new bulb for the 40 watter). 
  
I wouldn't bother trying to keep ick-magnet tangs without one. 
  
Chin has a 80w UV and ozone on his system & that probably accounts for the recovery of his very icky Achilles tang this week. 
  
Anthony 
			
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  My achillies tang went through about the same sequence of attack/recovery as his...but I don't have a UV sterilizer.  Obviously, his running of UV didn't prevent the ick attack in the first place.  This makes me wonder if the UV is at all effective against ick.  
		
	
		
		
		
		
			
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