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Old 12-11-2005, 03:35 PM
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power consumption would need to be considered too. 8 54w t5s would be about 4 amps, 2 250w MH are about 6amps. so lets say 10 hours a day for 30 days. 8 t5s would cost you about $15. MH would be about $21 (at 11cents per KWh)

considering t5s are about $25 each, that's $200 for 8 bulbs, in comparison, $200 will buy a very nice pair of MH lamps.

so in the end, it'll cost about $60 a year more for MH.

hmm...makes me want to reconsider t5s
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