I wish I knew about these bulbs before I installed my T5ho's. I think these rate a bit higher then T5ho's even. For reference I'll show you an ebay listing for the ballast : ebay and next look at the bulb: bulb

I think dollar for dollar and watt for watt these 96 watt cf bulbs can really put out the light. The ballasts look like they can be remotely installed to reduce heat, theses kinds of bulbs don't really even work that well with a reflector as I understand it, so really all you need is the bulb. Considering how many people are recommending vertical lighting instead of horizontal, this might be just the way to go about doing it, if the bulb can stay in the socket and be hung upside down that is.
Prodaytrader Reviewed by Prodaytrader on . 96 watt Power Compact bulbs I wish I knew about these bulbs before I installed my T5ho's. I think these rate a bit higher then T5ho's even. For reference I'll show you an ebay listing for the ballast : ebay and next look at the bulb: bulb I think dollar for dollar and watt for watt these 96 watt cf bulbs can really put out the light. The ballasts look like they can be remotely installed to reduce heat, theses kinds of bulbs don't really even work that well with a reflector as I understand it, so really all you need Rating: 5