yeah bear i understand what u are saying mate . sorry i wasn't meaning to sound as if i was having a go at u . all i am trying to say is to keep it simple. the failed grows u have read about are more than likely people who just make life hard for themselve either by messing about with the plants too much or not just reading up enuff. its highly unlikely that these grows failed because of the coco fibre. i read about people adding this and adding that , then i see posts like "HELP ME MY BABIES ARE DYING!!". soil and coco growing can be as easy or as difficult as u want it to be and by this i mean i keep it simple . SIMPLE is the main word here. always remember with weed ,less truely is more.
Hal
and trust me if i can succeed at coco any1 can