Quote Originally Posted by Zandor
Well I would look up the manufacture and check out his calms that they are as good as T5. That I would check out very carefully my friend before I put down any cash for anything.

T5 is about as good as they get in fluorescent lights these day's.
yeah T5 HO are expensive for a reason. lights are not something you want to skimp to hard on...them being the main thing that makes your plant grow. You get what you pay for in the end.