2 part dosing, calcium reator, or dosing pumps?

what is the most efficient way of putting calcium and other elements in a reef? also what the best to "set it and forget it"

calcium reators are expensive and i am very confused on how the work, and 2 part dosing can be inaccurate, daily, and costly down the road. dosing pumps see to be the best of both worlds because its not a daily thing put you have to dial in the right amount of ml per min.

What do you guess use and what would be simplest?
thanks i hope this clears some things up for me.

 

just read this.

http://www.3reef.com/forums/water-chemistry/2-part-dosing-vs-reactors-74496.html

We've hashed this out pretty good. Dosing pumps and reactors are both great. Read the thread and make your own call

 

thanks a bunch!

 

The article is a great read and I went the dosing route for ease of use and less things to go wrong.

Yes, I had to test daily until I figured out how much of each part (Ca/Mg) I needed to put in each day, but now that I know my tank's needs, its a cinch to keep things stable.

 

Thanks for posting this, I had similar questions and that thread was very helpful.