Hey ya trapper buddy.one question I didnt answer is your run off.a good rule of thumb as it were is ,say, you have a three gallon pot.water it in and make sure ya get about a 2 cup amount(10-20% of feed amount) of run off so its a solid amount of mixed TDS's and PH to test easily with a pen.I picked up a 10-15 dollar one on amazon.digital.gives you a solid idea of where yer at too.you can buy some 7.0 calibration fluid.And the cheap PH pen was very cheap.the one thats yellow and comes with a small calibration screwdriver.nice lil cheapy thing too.Id give ya links n stuff but maaan this shitty old loaner laptop is doing nothig but lockin n freezing on me.talk about testing yer patience DAMN!LOL!
And I personally have three of those Exhale bags.Shipping sucks ,but keep em warm n they'll bubble n grow n sweat nice, providing some supplimentalCO2.id tell ya how much but my Meter broke some time back LOL! gaawwd I hate this PC tonight.LOL!
and one last recomendation is if your set on the Fox Farm nutes ,cool.But they will mess your PH feed water and heavier salt build up.a lil heavier than what I would recomend.which is Humboldts.When I bought mine some time ago they were cheap and its a twopart system.much better than

nutes.Less salts and PH issues.and a soil probe you really cant go cheap on to be honest.they are pretty unreliable.if you just mix in that lime I mentioned and test yer fed water n run off,no woories dude.piece of pie,easy as cake..errrr LOL!
yeah man and stick is right.when the first set of true leaves come up that when you feed at a 20% mix of full strenght.less is more with Autos when it comes to nutes, you could even go with a 10% mix n youd be plenty fine for a first feeding..but he knows that soil.if he say it does that.its gospel in my book man,2 weeks from seed with an auto,BOOM!Done..ya can take that to the bank bro.but Id use the Humboldts line A and B. and their cal mag.pretty darned good cheap line up.better than the

trio hands down imho.Ive used both.and as for you rperlite,I hit a local nursery and got a HUGE bag 4 cubic feet of medium sized perlite for 24.99 out the door.Hortograde too.so make a few calls.will last you for many grows.ya just noonutes er treated with miracle grow or anything of that nature.sterile is as sterile does.LMFAO!hell I aint slept fer two days just about,Im prety sure I got everything.Hope that helps you decide whatcha goona get,jus like a boxa chocolates.Hi, Im forest,forget gump.ppl call me forest gump.Bubba Gump shrimp.man when I was in the hospital last year,I ganked all kinds(asked actually) of syringes,dram sized cups and full on 8 cup micro litre measuring.frigin crazy.LOL!if ya know anyone in that relm you couldprolly ask fer a few of them small ill plastic cups they use.worksawesome.
Well shit man,instead of yappin all damn nightbout stuff how bouts I letcha go n see if that helps ya out some man.And dude, 50 man.its my pleasure to lend support anda helping word er 1,000LMFAO to ya if ya need a question answered and an opinion.happy growin dude.sounds like yer gona knock it outta the frigin park bro,noooo worries!!grrr I hate this PC,LMFAO."AFN smoke out"