In Space Exploration it gets progressively harder to get arcospheres. It plateus quite quickly on each asteroid field.
Most recipes don't consume arcospheres, they give them back. But arcolink storage does consume them.
In my opinion, arcolink storage in the recipe should be toggleable like wooden chests/poles in vanilla (or just disabled). It's fine to include arcospheres though if they are given back after the craft (they aren't included at all right now).