Stay with PC or T5

[i dont eat fish]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9633879#post9633879 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by 72884
How old where your PC before you replaced them with T5 HO?

I replaced my bulbs every 6-9 months... 6 for actinic, 9 for 10000k.

And you cannot get parabolic reflectors for pc bulbs, as was stated above by pjf. It's not possible because of the bulb shape. The bulb itself blocks half of it's light.

 

[pitbullpooch]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9634515#post9634515 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by hahnmeister
PCs were at their best competing with VHOs, if that. T5s are taking on metal halides.

thats exacly what i was thinking. pc againt t5ho with the right reflectors isnt even a close race. the t5's will blow the pc away before the race even starts.