fergus banana

i was reading up on ewitte's hydro banana plant and it looks great. i am trying to find out if there is any good way to insure a healthy transition from soil to hydro. a lot of sources say it is real tough to do so. my new banana should be in this week and i am gonna try to do a better job of cleaning of the soil before i put him in the hydro unit. i am using a general hydroponics power grower with house and garden aqua flakes as the nutrient. i have a pH meter and Truncheon ppm reader so i am all set to go. hopefully i can get it right this time.