I researched growing full time for nearly 6 months before I put my first seed in the ground - and I still killed it.

But I bet a guy like you should succeed on sheer dumb luck alone!

Anyway - How you grow is completely up to you. Asking how other people grow is irrelevant, I have a mentor
that I go to quite often for information, and he and I use different grow mediums, lights, nutes, and even seed
banks! So - research, plan, act - Make sure you stick to the plan.

I've currently got a perpetual harvest going on, and I'm yielding per plant what people told me I could never do,
actually, they said I couldn't do it with my current setup All in all, you get out of it what you put in. I put in 6
months of research, screwed everything up the first time, scrapped my plan and started over, and I'm getting almost 6
ounces per plant, in a 5 gallon bucket using CFL lighting (that's good)

So if I were you, I'd start with my space, then take care of my air concerns and light leaks - as far as an adjustable shelf
on the floor, or plant stands... 5 minutes of research will show you the several different types of light slides you can use...

Also, you stated you have 'big plans' - You've only planned one stage of your grow so far, your already thinking about big
crystalized buds - but it takes a plant time to develop enough to be put into the flowering stage, so you need a seedling,
and veg area as well

Anyway, I won't tell you how to grow, and I'll answer specific questions, but remember, your the man with the plan, so... Start laying it out and figuring out what you need brotha :rastasmoke: