go to your local hydroponics store and pick up the book 'how to hydroponics' fourth edition it gives you step by step build it yourself for all hydroponic systems..
Just think about plants in the wild.. They dont get 'special treatment' (low light) when they first pop out of the ground. I have studied a lot of wild ruderalis and the plants that thrive the most get full sunlight penetration from day one of the seed cracking. In my experience, hardening off...
General hydroponics is going to be the simplest to start... Use 1/2 strength mixes..
you are going to have alot to worry about with ppms and ph. Less variables the better. keep your water reservoir cold with frozen soda bottles of water that you cycle out when you add nutes or top off.