how many clones/mother plants/plants will i need

Reminds me of when I was in elementary school, looking through the Sears catalog, picking-out the bikes I wanted, tools that would be cool...all those gadgets and stuff...

Are we offering advanced technique advise to a newbie?

fatpat: Have you ever grown before? By the tenor of your posts...I seriously doubt it. Likely it's better to learn how to crawl first, then learn to walk.
If inexperienced, you are running head-first into an expensive headache. If you can afford this, then go for it. But if you are like the rest of us (and broke) starting slow till you really know what you are doing, and what you'll need is a good idea.

Also...wanna know the best way to keep people away from reading your posts...? Color the fuck out of 'em. Some of us are color-blind, and won't normally answer Sesame-Street posts. I'm one of those folks.
Sure, I could highlight with the mouse to change the contrasts...but it's not my garden that's going to suffer because someone has made it childishly inconvenient to help.