i keep find myself seesaw-ing back and forth between trying hi-Brix and just going Supersoil. since it will be my first grow ever, I'm leaning towards the latter, as it seems the simpler way to just get started. then, depending on how that grow goes (or doesn't), consider trying Hi-brix for the next go round, or maybe doing a side-by-side grow for comparison. i'm sure somebody has done that. i'll have to do a search in the journals and see.