Ive used FF trio for soil, and now for hydro. Only difference is the GB or maybe its the BB they make one specifically for hydro. Anyways, I think they work great! I dont have any comparison with other nute packs however, so to say they are better or worse then others, I cannot say. But yeah before I started, I heard a lot of people rave about FF, so naturally I went with it. Ive been hearing good things about GH nutes...