Led or cfl

3000k 23w 90w equivilant led or 2700k 23-26w cfl which and why? I am new to the led scene.

Both would work I'd imagine. Ive only used cfls as opposed to led bulbs so cant really give you any info on the leds but the cfls definitely work if you have enough of them

CFL will be cheaper... There are a few good posts with grows using only home use LED bulbs. They work, but cost a lot more. PAR 38 Crees is what is generally accepted to be best. You can get spots or floods or both. I hear that some dollar stores have 42w CFL's for a buck. That'd be a great way to go. No real benefit to the LED bulbs except for experimentation purposes and maybe a little heat savings. Maybe you save little on electricity, but it would be nominal as you still need the same amount of lumens and the LED bulbs aren't that much more efficient. Stick with tried and true strategies is what I have learned the hard way.

I tried using the phillips slim style LED's plus a 75w apollo UFO. Total Fail. 1/2 oz for 9 weeks of gardening.

led is better without a doubt, it has better penetration around 4ft but cfl still works good around 1ft

Is this a serious question?