Thank you boss! I've tried two different styles on my first grows. I just didn't know enough about growing to make a decision to do hyrdo or soil. So I tried both...
I like the hyrdo growth, and frost compared to soil. When I tried learning from a couple growers locally, they would keep getting butt hurt about me asking around and trying different things. It was like I had people coming to check and see if I was following their "book". I shut all that shit down and started out on my own. I don't have time for that kinda shit in my life. I just want to grow some plants and chill out. I would imagine alot of this would be easier done if I had someone in the room with me teaching, but I won't do it at the expense of my sanity and "chi". It goes against the code of being Dude.
i've kind of worked my way through them all - and drain to waste coco is going to be your easiest method. 50% perlite, 50% coco coir (this is literally coconut husks that wash up on salty shores so make sure you get a brand that really washes their coco - CANNA brand is what I would recommend)
get a trash can, mix 20 gallons of nutes, pump to a manifold hung high, gravity drip feeds to each line
start once, then twice a day. 3 gallon airpots are perfect size for my space - 5 gallon may be for yours. Just know it takes that much more water to saturate the medium.
that's my current set up (coco DTW) but i'm fascinated in the results of DWC so i've been heading that direction - but it's definitely not the easiest method. You have to upkeep the buckets every day.
this CDLC you see is my first DWC bucket