I hate hydroton I use perlite haven't grown in a min since my buddy got busted but I'm a ebb and flow guy the only thing I'll buy is a flood tray I use to use rockwool but I found perlite to be alot cheaper plus you can flood the plants more than once a day
I'm 27 my first successful grow was in o7 I remember my nephew showing me a video of a guy on the internet with green face paint making a ebb and flow system since then I was hooked my best friend got busted a few years back I had to dismantle my dwc buckets