we're pretty much going the DIY route. hubby likes the blue. between his normal light and his blue actinic, he prefers the actinic (sp?). it was his decision on which MH to go with. we knew when we ordered it that it was blue and not white or the white/blue MH bulbs. we can always order a white one later and adjust it
hubby has done a DIY light setup for a friend before and had no problems, but with MH i wasn't 100% positive if we could go the DIY route or if a premade one was the way to go.