Wow, Dogz! Where do I start? I am a pretty experienced grower. I have been on a break for awhile. I have a pretty nice HPS/Flourescent setup. It has just been growin' other stuff. I' have a few amazing basil strains that I've bred. I'm a natural experimenter.
The premise here is to, of course grow the best that I can with what I can afford. The light pictured is my answer to LED. It cost me <$60 total. What kind of LED setup can you get for $60? I thought I posted a link. The manufacturers don't seem to have any warnings about exposure. I spent some time looking for a light source that is targeted at specific ranges similar to LED's but less expensive. I thought it would be nice to share my luck at finding these.
Yes, I had already ordered the bulbs to replace the tubes in my current setup that needed replacing. I use flouros to supplement the HPS. My thinking is blue and red is more useable light than the 2700k and 3200k. I'll keep the 10000k CFL's.
I have used MV for UV in the past. It did seem to frost things up. My comment on not being able to see much, was kind of an inside joke. I have vision problems that are completely unrelated to any light exposure. I've got to lay down for a bit. I'll be back. Thanks for the input everyone. I love this forum.