my .02$ worth.
Banana skins ( ever see a bug eat one ? ) When mixing your soil mix 1 skin per plant min. I use scissors to cut them into small pieces and mix thoroughly. This is done to prevent root aphids mostly but it turns most bugs away( fruit flies excluded )
Garlic and or hot peppers misted on the plants early on will keep aphids away for a long time, if you plants are budding use common sense here. Simply blend them up in some nice PH water and spray away.(Outdoor method, works great)
Fish pump and timer to allow the pump to come on 1-2 times a day for 15 min, no need to run 24/7. This is totally separate from your light cycle timer.
Clear air hose works great when your measuring in drops for those small feedings, surgical syringe's after a couple of months-weeks the rubber starts to expand and gets very difficult to use for those precise measurements in drops. I cut a piece of airline apx 12" long. Put it on my syringe and marked the 1 mil- 5 mil- 10 mil with black perm marker when measured with water. Now I have a easy table to use for measurements.
1mil=14 drops
5mil=1/2 tube
10mil=full