Whats up dudes. Couldnt be happier with T5s in Veg, but the time has come to bring down the power bill and refrain from buying new bulbs every few months. Quick history: in addition to the of course personal-use-only organic indoor hobby, I grow and sell live saltwater coral. The hobbies are actually extremely similar and if you possess skills to grow quality buds, growing coral is right up your alley, and surprisingly, just as if not more profitable than small to medium scale commercial growing.
Anyway heres the setup
Heatsinks: The foundation of the build. Ive done probably a dozen or so builds in the past and always used heatsinkusa sinks or similar. They get the job done but are bulky, heavy and are ghetto looking. I used CNCReef heatsinks on the last LED build for the fishtank, and will be this time as well. Theyre only 0.75" thick, and imo they look better than 99% of the expensive, low quality commercial led fixtures from China that I see in most grow shops these days.
LEDs: not sure yet, but will prob go with CREEs. I need to look at some spectral graphs to find the correct NM selection for Veg growth. Any suggestions/recommendations on diodes is welcomed.
Drivers: will either be going with Thomas Research dimmable drivers( prob wont use the dimming setting), or some type of WIFI driver.
Mounting options: debating on hanging over the canopy from ceiling, or rigging up some sort of platform.

A few pics of some past builds Ive done, and my staple strain Raskal OG:cool:. Thanks for looking.Comments/suggestions welcome.