CraigThor

I'm getting ready to spend ~$200 for some lighting. I currently have a Coralife 4 bulb 55watt PC fixture. Thinking about adding to it. I'm considering the following:

DIY MH 2 70 bulbs for ~3-4 hrs a day and running 2-4 of my CF the rest of the schedule

Adding 2 more CF bulbs for a total of 6 (I lke this idea as I already own enough bulbs and most of the fixtures.

T5HO Would need to buy everything from ballasts, bulbs, endcaps, etc... Somewhat out of my current spending limit.

I love the shimmer of the MH but I also know that I can only run them for a few hours a day.

I am thinking of going the CF route as I have most of the equipment to set this up.

What is everyone opinions?

Craig