At the end of the day you’re making the right decision with the t5’s alone. For every lighting tech, there is a specific solution to overcome its disadvantages. It’s just about how far we are willing to go for it. Some people have the means to go to extreme lengths both financially and creatively through application, others have limitations. Ultimately It is my opinion t5 lighting has the easiest shortcomings to get over among the 3. Not to turn this into a lighting tech contest. I just think anything you do to create shimmer among even 6 t5ho bulbs will be minuscule at best and potentially harmful