Hello from Rhode Island

Hey guys, (and girls). I'm a long time smoker turning my eye toward growing, have done a little outdoor growing before but nothing serious. Now looking to do an indoor set up and really get into the science of it all. I'm a botany major with a minor in Environmental Science. Really excited to grow some crazy strains. If anyone has any suggestions or some must know tips please let me know, always looking for help and friends. Pretty sure I am going to go with a hydroponic set up as it will be the easiest to monitor (from a science point of view).

Anyway, thats my story. I'll start posting pictures when things are under way. Still collecting start up funds at the moment.

Also can someone tell me how to do this +rep thing, cause I don't really get it, but I wanna show my appreciation to the people who have been helping me out. I tried looking for something on the forum but I never found any kind of tutorial on how to do it. Thank you.