Dude,
I am getting ready to harvest my first plant and have done everything from scratch*. I would suggest this: Get some of the ProMix in the orange bag!! It is simple because it stays at neutral ph, which allows you to keep your nutes straight and you are set. I have noticed some calc/mag deficienies but that is very easy to correct. It holds water, drains well and is easy to maintain. Grab a bag of perlite too. you will add the perlite @ 4:1 ratio of promix: perlite.
Mix that together with advanced nutrients and it is fairly easy to maintain!! I will help if I can...it is virtually impossible to get feedback on here. I hate to piggy back on others' links.....I think they just don't like me!! hahahhaha.......

*includes reading, reading, reading, watching jorge!!!!