Listen brother it sounds like your a bit new to this style and or growing! Nothing rong with that we all
were there at one time or another. That being said all im trying to do is help save you money and time!
i get what your goal is and your going about it all rong. If you are gunna go with 5gal buckets you need to
drop down to 5 plants per light and veg for 3weeks. Your overall yeild with good genetics will be good if
you hit all the right moves, its a live and learn biz growing weed.
Now if you went with #2 smart pots, those are 2gal. Fyi you can stuff a bunch in a sog (sea of green) style
grow and get great results to.... Should be able to run 20 per 1000 a few more if you use a large A-wing style
shield. Set that up with drip feed and run it to waist you should be golden. Coco would be my first chioce perlite
being 2nd choice. Veg for 1week to get good roots going this will up yields alot over going to flower from seed or
clone.
i can walk you through most of it if you wish, but you need to decide 100% on the system you want!
i have run them all and by far coco dtw is king imo. (Balls in your court)
A- live and learn spend money waist some to!
B- or get right to killing it and filling those stash jars and pockets with green backs
your choice brother