Born0420,
Good Info! I am going to offer some minor corrections and additional suggestions if you bear with me.
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That's 127 lumens per watt, which is BETTER than the lumens per watt produced by a 1000w HPS, which puts out only 114 per watt
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The chart you quoted lists the mean (average) output of a 1KW HPS at 126K Lumens, however as presented the FluoreX output @ 8255 Lumens is for a new lamp. Actual output on a new 1KW HPS is 140K lumens. That puts BOTH lamps with ballast losses included at 127 Lumens/Watt new. Just got to make sure your comparing apples to apples!
I just got off the phone with LOA and they are sending a full info packet so I should have more info shortly. The LOA tech staff is a fun bunch, They have even made technical revisions in response to criticism I offered them on some of their early HID products. Maybe I should be on the payroll?
The FluoreX line of lamps/fixtures are electronically ballasted for superior life/output characteristics. The lamps are rated for a color temperature of 6500 kelvin and use a single phosphor design. Although no spectral output has been published on the lamps it appears that they are very rich in blue and green but red is almost totally absent.
The FluoreX line seem to be an excellent choice for vegatative growth but I would recommend balancing them watt for watt with HPS for flowering. The red end of the spectrum just isn't there. I asked about that and they said that there lamps were intended for outdoor security lights and not for indoor use so they have no plans to tweak the phosphors used.
More info as it becomes available!
Peace! Harrad.