Question is essentially the title however I feel like more information is required for any kind of answer that isn’t general.
My tank is 84”x30”x24” and I am planning a mixed reef with softies and LPS making up about 80% of my coral stocking and SPS for the remaining 20%. I am planning to dose BRS’s pharma balling method which costs around $200 for the whole package. It’s just over $200 to buy everything separately when replacements are needed and $40 for individual 7lb bags of material. CA, Alk, Mg. So when would be the right time where looking into a calcium reactor would be more beneficial and justify the cost of entry (which can be $900+ for just the reactor) ?
My tank is 84”x30”x24” and I am planning a mixed reef with softies and LPS making up about 80% of my coral stocking and SPS for the remaining 20%. I am planning to dose BRS’s pharma balling method which costs around $200 for the whole package. It’s just over $200 to buy everything separately when replacements are needed and $40 for individual 7lb bags of material. CA, Alk, Mg. So when would be the right time where looking into a calcium reactor would be more beneficial and justify the cost of entry (which can be $900+ for just the reactor) ?