there's nothing wrong with going in all big at the start , iv you've got dedication then im all with you
i did a mailine, super crop in soil for my first grow and fucked up the ph ..... It went all yellow so i moved it to hydroponics and grow an ounce with a 45w cfl lol
i went in head first and came out a winner
just my advice is take it a little slower

your like me trippy, you can learn 100 times faster than normal people but find it difficult to keep up with the hands on side with all that learnt info flying around your head
sound familiar?