yikes! 488 pages of post lol. I'm going to look into this though. Thanks!If you go T5 bulbs, take advantage of that PAR- that will give you some serious quality.
https://www.rollitup.org/indoor-growing/358190-led-without-leds-my-first.html
Read up brother.
And led's are a very viable options.
This site shows many journals to prove that, good luck