I would go T5 if possible.

Had a T5 fixture 54watt 6500K bulb with reflector under model train table it worked well.

A little warning about night lights showing in the basement...
I had no problems (rooting figs), but I have heard of some cases
where Mr. big X did investigate for possibly growing any (other illegal) weeds.

I had good success rooting cuttings + giving an early start to year old trees with 5000k fl. tubes - cheap and work very well provided they are only a few inches away. I kept the drapes open so the bad guys could clearly see what I was doing, but the neighbours were curious. Moisture was a huge issue that needs to be mitigated and I worry about the potential for fire and the insurance company... It helps ward off the the winter fig blues though and I just finished the last figs from those early starts, but is no replacement for summer.

Yes George i heard the same thing they would have gotten a treat at our house as back then the train layout was like
a town with street lights with lighted ice factory, milk station, smoking lighted diner , airport tower etc on it  along with the T5 hanging under the platform .
Made the room glow.

What i have heard is they "might" use some sort of device that detects heat signatures by pointing it at places they suspect.

True that.  Mine is in a sunroom so it's all visible from the outside.  Soon after I started buying things from a local hydroponics store all the packages coming to my house were opened for inspection for months.

Just got my LED lights from Amazon, the 2 lights are 12W Oxyled red/blue. Trying to get picture down below 1 megabyte but having trouble.  Anyway the math on cost to run 2 bulbs is 12 watts x 2 = 24 Watts x 16 hours on x 365 days equals 140,160 watts for 1 year of service.  Divide the 140,160  by 1 kilowatt(1000watts) that is equal to 140.16 kilowatts and now multiply the 140 kilowatts by your cost per kilowatt ($0.11 for me) and for 1 year of service the 2 led lights will cost to run $15.41.  If manufacturer test data is accurate, then the $15 is pretty close.

Jim,
This post is a couple of years old and I am guessing there has been vast improvements in LED lighting.  I purchased 2X25 watt bulbs last month and am very impressed with the results.  I had some sprouts that lost their leaves and went dormant.  After 3 weeks in a container with 2 grow lights and heat, they grew leaves like crazy and have doubled in size.  From what I read, it is important to get the LEDs at least 1 watt apiece.  So a 12 watt bulb should have no more than 12 diodes.  Mine is so strong it is burning some of the taller leaves and I need to raise the top a few inches.

I am not sure if the growth is due to the lights, the heat, or the high humidity as I have everything wrapped in plastic.  It's probably a combination of all 3, but I am amazed at the results.  Dormancy was reversed and 3 weeks have given better results than all of last summer.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B014ZZLP8G?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00

T12 4 foot shoplights with 6500k fluorescent bulbs. That covers a 4x2 space for $30-35 at home depot.

You probably won't need to run these during your growing season.  Start things outside and they'll adapt to whatever they sprout into or start in shade and slowly give them more sun.