If I was start up again from scratch, I'd:
1. Go hydroponically or DWC.......dealing with dirt/lime/perlite (costs/mixing/eliminating after use) is a pain and expensive.
2. Find the best LED's available and use them.......(no bulbs to replace, low or lower heat issues, lower electric). Buy the best you can find.
3. One small clone area in a closet, 1 veg room and everywhere else is flowering.
4. Grow one heavy kush yielder, maybe Reserva Privada OG #18 and don't waste your time with other strains.
Man i wish i was your shoes right now.
I'd have to agree on the hydro thing as well. Woulnd't you rather use a simple hose to fill and drrain your systems instead
of messing around with shitloads of soil, mixing it all the time...
OK, so this guy is new to growing and only has a year...and you want him to do hydro
...you want him to learn how to take care of, feed, diagnose and properly treat deficiencies, as well as learn how a hydroponic system is supposed to run...what morons...no offense, but just cause you all do hydro doesn't mean it's the best way to go for a n00b...by the time he has it all figured out, his year will be up...mix up some of
https://www.rollitup.org/organics/539844-subs-supersoil.html and all he has to do is water until flower time rolls around
...best advice for ya there newbie, and good luck on the wattage thing...I only have 3 out of my 5 rooms running HIDs and that's 12,000w by themselves, not including my CFLs for beans/clones/small veg and quarantine...good luck and welcome to RIU...