Should I get a larger Calcium Reactor?

[Chris Spaulding]

As the title says?
Tank 150 Gallon Heavy SPS
Current Reactor Avast Seabones with second chamber.
Media Reborn Course Original
Effluent output 21.2 DKH
Dosing ATM 69ml/m. seaming to have to increase every 2 weeks or so by about 5 ml/m
Going through media fast 3- 4 cups a month.
Reactor PH 6.4
No tank PH problems low end 8.12 high 8.43.

 

[vic5hands]

What is your current calcium level?

 

[Chris Spaulding]

What is your current calcium level?

AlK Steady at 8.1 to 7.89 DKH
Calcium 450 +/-5 or so a day
Apex Trident

 

[JMetaxas]

Looks good to me. I go through a lot of media in my Ca Reactor too. I have a 180 gal SPS with a 80 gallon frag tank, chock full of frags.

 

[Chris Spaulding]

At what point do I go to a larger CxR?
Will a larger CxR allow more media contact time raising the Efluent allowing me to turn down the Kmore?

 

[vic5hands]

AlK Steady at 8.1 to 7.89 DKH
Calcium 450 +/-5 or so a day
Apex Trident

Those readings look really good. I would wait until I couldn’t maintain those readings