Growing fruit in SoG

I have several questions here, so a litte background first. 600 watt light, 22 clones are in red solo cups, 3 weeks old and thriving. I'm transplanting to 2 gallon containers next weekend, waiting a week, then starting flowering. One of the mediocre clones will become my mother, in a separate chamber under the cheap CFL bulbs from Walmart. I have the fox farm trio and the open sesame line. Soil is simply potting soil from my nursery with peat moss and perlite. When I flower, the clones would have been under 24/7 lights for 5 weeks.

1. Some clones are taller than others. Should I plant the taller ones deeper to even them out?

2. Should I use the fox farm grow big? Honestly it wouldn't hurt to fertilize,but they're not starving either.

3. Have you grown food in separate containers? I'm considering growing dwarf tomatoes, basil, thyme, rosemary and parsley. What were your results? Im starting small, but if I could have herbs, peppers, tomatoes and strawberries I'd be happy AF.

4. Is a week long enough to wait for flowering after transplanting?

5. Are 2 gallon containers large enough for SoG?

6. Is it a good idea to make a new mother each time? The reason I'm making one is because my mother is just too big. She'll be in the corner of the flowering chamber.

7. Does fertilizer alter the ph of the water? I'd like to be able to make 5 gallons of 6.5 water and use it a gallon at a time or so.

Thanks guys for all your input!

ChefJonathan said:

One of the mediocre clones will become my mother

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Hi.
A mother plant is the most important plant. I would choose the healthiest plant for the mother IMO.
The short answer to question 7 is yes nutrients will lower the ph of your water and the amount it lowers the PH depends on the PPM's of the water. RO water with low PPM's is affected a lot more than hard water with high PPM's.