Today i finally made it into town and got my aerator ( Tetra Whisper 20 gallon air pump $19.99), a 4 way check valve/ air control ($7.99), and 4 air stones ($1.99 for a 4 pack). i had some old aquarium air tubing (about $4 for 20 feet) that i plan on using to connect to 4 ,2 gallon buckets while the plants are still small with plans to move to 5 gallons once they get larger in size. Also i ordered some General hydroponics 3 part flora series nutrient ($32 for all 3 of the 1 quart bottles) which should be here tuesday. Any suggestions at this point would be extremely helpful.