yeah man i was in your shoes about 2 years ago
main things you will need:
PPM meter (measure the nutrients in the water)
PH meter (measure the PH levels of the water)
Distilled Water gallon jugs (from walmart/any grocery store)
Nutrients (i use Flora nutes, look them up on amazon)
Aerogarden...
having negative pressure in your room partnered with your Carbon Filter will help contain the smell. More air pressure out than in = negative pressure.
Just be sure to first run the exhaust fan with your carbon filter OUTSIDE your grow room, preferably in a bathroom or outdoors if you can. The...
Soil gets the place dirty... go with hydro for sure. Pretty much it's just your plant's roots dangling in the water, but with airstones oxygenating the roots by bubbling the reservoir. They call this bubbleponics.
and if you can get an extension cord, run it from your living room or kitchen
I've been a big genesis fan ever since the release of their 1980 album, Duke. Before that, I really didnt understand any of their work. Too artsy, too intellectual
Make sure the filter can support CFM's 10% higher than what your fan runs at full speed. If it's under or about even then it will have troubles properly filtering the air
Just got done growing out of an apartment for about a year. Grew 2-3 plants at a time.
The apartment stank came flowertime but my friends (the ones who owned the apt) were pot heads as well, they smoked an abundant amount of weed so we weren't sure if it was the grow or just the steady...
i bought this drying rack, works really well and dried my last harvest perfectly/evenly.. cheap too
http://www.amazon.com/Advanced-Nutrients-Quick-Hanging-Dryer/dp/B006YDMWOY/ref=sr_1_1?s=lawn-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1395397527&sr=1-1&keywords=drying+rack
some take longer than others, but they also may be duds. I've ordered some some seed shops and they've been bunk. 75% bunk ratio doesnt seem likely though
just give it another couple days imo