t5 vs MH

[Rikko]

Am I the only one who thinks the MH shimmer is annoying? Halide tanks make me queasy if I look at them too long.
I should mention that presently, lumens/watt output is still the greatest with MH/HQI. They get really hot but produce way more light. If you run, say, 10 fluoro tubes to match the lumens out, you'll be consuming more energy. That was the technical "fact" as of six months ago, anyways.

I did read an article somewhere (I searched for an hour and couldn't find it) that someone did a test using HO T5s with an Icecap ballast overdriving it and actually matched MH light output overall. It looks like the time is coming.