I am about to start my setup. I've bought everything except for the nutes and lights. This is what I have so far:
1. 5 Gallon bucket (w/ lid) and wrapped with Pipe tape as suggested to keep light out.
2. Maxim Air-Pump (2500cc dual outlet) from
http://www.pets.com w/ necessary tubbing and air stones
3. Grow rocks, perfect starts, and net pots all from
http://www.futuregarden.com
4. As far as the lights are conserned, I'm probably going to save the money and go with a couple high wattage Floros. When I get more money, I'll go with the HID lighting. FutureGarden.com sells a switchable ballast that you can put either a HPS or MH for like $300.00... I'm probably going to go with that later on down the road.
5. Oh yeah, I'm getting an Olympus C3030 Zoom digital camera soon... I'll post pictures of my experiences...
late
doob