sps 220g

[Toxiq reef]

Curious from you experts in the hobby, I currently get my calcium/alk from kalk rich ATO, and it keeps my parameters decently stable(2 years), but my growth is really slow, my skimmer is a diablo xs200. Should I get a calcium reactor, or a bigger skimmer next?

 

[EvMiBo]

Well, not an expert but been in the hobby for ~8 years. I ran a diablo xs225 on my tank in signature for about a year. I'd probably be running a larger skimmer if it were my tank. Something rated for above 300g. We don't know very much at all about your tank though. How many fish do you keep, what are your feeding habits? Do you feed any coral foods? Can you really keep alk and calcium stable with kalk rich ATO (do you test alk and calcium?)? Do you test nitrates and/or phosphates? Do you clog topoff pumps pretty often? How many corals do you have in the tank, and what sizes are they (any pictures?)? I'd be looking into getting both to be honest - assuming you want to fill the 220g.

 

[Toxiq reef]

I do test, every third day at the same time. I have 6 fish that get fed small pinches at a time to assure they consume it all. No my peristaltic pumps dont seem to ever clog, at times the end of the line right in the sump gets a bit gross, but I clean it with my weekly maint. Coral however, I have only about 6 small colonies <3-4" tall/wide as I've not dabbled in sps very long