Man, getting into building your own ballasts and reflectors is too much work for me. I built my own carbon filter last night and it definitely needs adjustment, but it does work somewhat. Its all about airflow. I turned off my intake fan, there was SERIOUS positive pressure. No thanks. Thats what Ill be working on tonight in about 3.5 hours when the lights come on, then its off for another double at work tomorrow. FML, seriously
If I were an old man with all the time in the world, Id consider it.
The problem with using T8s is that you need SO MANY of them for them to even come close to effective. All of those cords and wiring.. ugh, no thanks. Wire management isnt so bad for me right now, but using T8/T12s it would quickly get out of hand.
Altar, PM incoming with Jeffs shipping information. I want to thank you for your financial sacrifice and effort for the T5 community as a whole.
Even after 4,000 posts, this topic is still generating pertinent information that is of use! Lets keep it going for 10,000 before we compile all of the useful data?