Yea, thats what I've been doing, it just seems to be some precision work to get it to the right tension. I've been using the barrel adjuster down by the derailleur, but that things bullocks. I'll definitely look into a barrel adjuster by my shifters, though, i totally forgot such a thing could exist. I'll check it.

Also, forgot that you can change the derailleur alignment. But where would i find that screw? I don't want to tweak around with the wrong screws