Hey mate. Happy to help. It can definitely be tricky. Dont get me wrong im still very much a learner but I'll help out where I can. My first suggestion would be find a decent coco to grow in, I found on earlier attempts soil stayed very heavy or something im not sure. Its about 40 bucks for the coco I use and I'd never go back to soil. Are you using a sf1000 or 2. Awesome budget lights. Our weather is wack. As a new grower its been super tuff to moderate the temperate and humidity, its been such a dry summer so im looking forward to the cooler month. Any questions shoot me a message and I'll do my best to help