Those pics I put up were at 4 weeks T's... and they weren't fluffy as some said they'd be..... why screw around with HID what with the cost and heat when the fluro's work just as well... IMO.
Hard for me to say anything by the pics.... am i the only one here that only gets the thumbnail preview size here?? I've had my battles with heat and hps as well. But once we finally shelled out the $$ for a decent aircooled setup its been all good. Now costwise- my 400 watter only costs about $15 a month... got any notes on the fluros? Maybe i'm thinkin too much about lumens... i constantly consider cfl vs. the hps.... but i didn't buy the hps to NOT use it ya know? And at 55000 lumens, 8inches from the plant.... damn, just seems like too many cfls to compare to. Whats the lumen output on the T'5's and 12's?