i can see where ur & others are coming from with the
t5 thing. personally i like them, and hey, who wouldn't like a reduction in the power bill. but i cant speak for other countries for costings, but an ok
T5 unit is the same price for a decent retro
MH setup. & i would have thought u would what to " pimp my lighting" as much as u could for the likes of lighting loving animals. suppliment actinc's setup are cheap as a slab of beer & abottle of nice scotch
just my 10cents, im upping the value...lol