I'd recommend you buy more than that. Keep in mind those figures are probably best case scenario and don't take into account any sort of air exchange, poor seals, or differences in ambient humidity. If you've got roughly 1000 cu.inches, I'd recommend you go with enough beads to cover 1500-2000. That will cover not only the things I mentioned, but will also help the humidity recover faster when you open it.
Pretty sure I have that same humidor. I use a couple 1 oz tubes in the corners and a 4 oz tube up on the top shelf. What can I say...I'm a bit of an overkill specialist. That being said, the humidity in the box is rarely below 62 and never above 68.
As far as price is concerned, you could buy 1/2 pound of the loose beads for less than the cost of a 4 ounce tube. That would allow you to distribute the beads throughout your humidor as has been suggested. You could easily use some small mesh bags to contain them.
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