I've been growing on and off for about 5 of the last 10 years. I've mostly done soil, but I've been switching to coco lately, to try to get out of my rut. I started with 600w MH/HPS combo for veg/flower in a tent. Back then, I had little invested, and my environment was really hot, rh wasn't...
Bucket Size - 4x 5 gallon. I made a couple of DIY fabric pots from a couple of old t-shirts and laundry baskets.
Medium - Top Crop Complete Mix (Coconut Fiber, Blonde Sphagnum Peat, Vegetable Compost, Solid blend of macro and micro-nutrients, Perlite, Leonardite) + more Perlite, Worm...