If you look at my albums, you will see that i am doing just fine. I know if you over think things you tend to just drive yourself crazy. i dont know if you can see the bottle in my room. Its the tall 50gal. its only $30 to refill, and it last 2-4 weeks depending on how much you feed them. i just manually shoot it in the room for about the same amount of time and ofteness. i know this isnt the best way, but if you dont make the fluctuation to great, they are fine. they are strong plants.