Hello, this is my first post, and my first grow. Every single specialist I have spoken to told me this was basically the damn cure for the disease. Not literally, let me be clear, because I've seen how easy the vets jump on the newbs! Im choosing to grow because for one, my life is done as far as a 9-5, so i have a lot of time on my hands. Not just that, I got tired of having to basically rely on the weed man to get my meds. The same money I am spending on a ounce a month, which has upped since the cold weather, but I decided to buy equipment and get started. I basically set myself up, because I didn't think it would work, and I germinated like 40 bag seeds from some reggie, and well, 33 germinated. So I basically kept going. I bout two 4foot 4bulb t5's rigs and well, I'm in 3 weeks. I am a great listener and reader. I don't mind advice at all, and love it, because we all need help somewhere regardless of the amount of grows u got under your belt. HOWEVER, i refuse to take any advice on changing my lighting setup. The stupidity and ignorance on some of these post when it comes to T5's. I have been in saltwater reef tanks for over 30yrs. My tank, coral, and several frags have been in several reef magazines. I raised many under T5's and the first LED system, the Solaris, and I also used MH, and HID's which is different, but many put together as well as I've seen someone say they have t5 CFL's, not sure how that exist, but basically, as you can see, I don't care about anyones comments about lighting when it comes to switching from t5's to anything else. All my grows from now until will consist of t5's or LED. I have a 3500 gallon saltwater in my wall with a 1700gallon sump, so I don't have anymore room for more electrical expenses. I wish i could say more, but my situation is not like most. My state is waiting on other surrounding states to pass MMJ first. I will post photos shortly depending on the photo posting rules on the site.