Name: tarev San Joaquin County, CA (Zone 9b) Give PEACE a chance!
I used super soil palm and cactus mix and added in some perlite, pumice, akadama, kanuma, some leftover clay rocks.
I just have those big rocks at the base of the plant it help me see if media is still wet. If I lift that rock and soil below still looks damp I delay my watering.