[jmtx]

hip3 i wouldnt say cfl are the best, alot lower lumens, even though it really means nothing for plants, and a cfl will put out alot more heat then a t5 or t8 at the same wattage. and plus cfl's degrade quicker, a t5 or t8 can last you 20,000-24,000 hours, thats around 3 years if you leave it on nonstop. and lumen maintance is around 95% and effiency around 95% aswell. Now cfl's efficiency is is less than 85%, and have alot lower cri rating, and its life is around 8000 hours, hope this clears some things up, but cfls are good for side mouting, to get light to ur lower leaves, and good if u have little room, but id go with a t5h0, but thats just me.