Quote Originally Posted by Cell54
I want to grow 2 plants at once, I want to get a MH/HPS with a convertable ballast at least. I gotta find out where I could go out and buy one. It would be pretty suspicious if a big light suddenly arrived in the mail one day. Id need a pretty good excuse for my parents.
yikes, you are doing this at your parents place??? a few suggestions...

if the house isnt big and your parents dont give you your space id go with 2-4ft cooltubes because they are quiet, and im guessing this is your first grow so it will be a good learning experience, ballasts make a lot of noice that your parents could pick up on-- but if you do have space, and your parents let oyu roam, get a switchable and a hood... i found mine at www.bghydro.com

as for soil, plaegron with perilite it good. i made the mistake of using miracle grow soil for my first grow which didnt have enough perilite and made it hard for the roots to grow