Sunleaves T5 vs Sunleaves cfl

I'm on a budget and don't have the funds for a high electric bill resulting from hid lights and ballasts. Which light setup is better for a small indoor grow.

What are the dimensions of your space? What type of growing do you want to do (natural with no training, topping, scrog, etc.)?

T5's will top cfl's any day, I use them and have decent grows.

T5 have a much larger footprint and coverage. CFL are like sniper rifles, T5 is like napalm/airstrike.

^^t5s are only good when you can get the 4 ft versions, they are not so great in 2 ft. That is why I asked about space requirements. For instance, I use 2x2 spaces for veg and flower, t5s would be impractical for that. Let's say I used 8 F24T5 bulbs, that's just 16000 lumens. In that same space I could use 4 55w PLL tubes for 19200 lumens. More wattage overall, but I have room to add more.

You could also work with CFLs better in that space as well.

HO T5 FTW. I grow pretty nice buds with them