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Old January 28, 2018   #9
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Originally Posted by Soilsniffer View Post
Am I correct that we would need *fluorescent* lights, and not LEDs?
You can use either.

T8 fluorescent would be recommend for a cheap solution. T5 fluorescent is even better and more efficient, but a bit more costly than T8. LED would be the best, but also the most expensive.

However, if you already have T5 fixtures, upgrading those to LED lights is just a matter of buying the LED tubes to replace the T5 tubes (same connections) and that would be the next best step if you wanted an upgrade from the T5 fluorescent after they have reached the end of their life.

Just took a peek and apparently you can also get plug & play LED lights for replacing the T8 tubes (and T12) as well.

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