Question to those with Large Tangs

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I am curious for those with large tangs (Sohal, Epaulette, Unicorn, Naso, etc) that are 10" or larger how they are kept in a reef tank. I have a 400 gallon 8' x 4' tank and have an interest in these large tangs but I feel like they would kill everything else once they become established.
 
I am curious for those with large tangs (Sohal, Epaulette, Unicorn, Naso, etc) that are 10" or larger how they are kept in a reef tank. I have a 400 gallon 8' x 4' tank and have an interest in these large tangs but I feel like they would kill everything else once they become established.
Sohal would be a risk as they are nasty in nature but I have 30 tangs and shrimp as well as 14 other fish smaller in size and they bother nothing. Tangs will squabble amongst themselves but rarely cause damage.
 
Sohal would be a risk as they are nasty in nature but I have 30 tangs and shrimp as well as 14 other fish smaller in size and they bother nothing. Tangs will squabble amongst themselves but rarely cause damage.
Any of those larger Acanthurus specific tangs?
 

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