I was just reading the site posted by dave weldon...I was wondering if there was a bulb that did not have the phosphor powder and therefore would just emit the UVB?:

http://www.uvguide.co.uk/fluorescenttubeintro.htm

also is there a difference btwn the solarmeter 6.0 and 6.2

OPI

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are the uvb rays produced by tube different from the suns uvb rays?
what are the differences

if so that means there are probably other kinds...........?

anyways, can someone explain why u would need a certain meter for lighting?

i know nothing about this, but i would like to think we are producing the same rays for our animals using tubes as they would get in nat sun ( obviously the nat sun will be stronger, but different?

it just kinda worries me that a different sensor is needed, that to me means its diff uv between sun and tube

check out this site....it is very informative RE lighting issues

http://www.uvguide.co.uk/usinguvmeter.htm

OPI

I recently had gotten a solarmeter and read that as long as they are receiving 5-15 on the reading that they were ok. I keep mine at 10. Ive had my bulbs almost a year now (Zoomed 5.0) and they havent shown any sign of weakening yet.

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The recommended amount of uv is 30 to 35 at the basking site for sun loving chameleons.

Howdy,

You might have already found the answer, but just in case... The Solarmeer 6.2 is 10x more sensitive than the 6.0 vesion. That means when you measure 30uW/cm2 on the 6.2 you get a display showing 30. With the model 6.0 it will display 3. This means that you have a potential reading "window" of about 2.5 to 3.5 when the display shows 3. Think of it as a rounding error. The 6.2 error window will be something like 29.5 to 30.5 instead.

If you want to compare your reading with everyone else in the reptile community, you'll want the Solarmeter 6.2 unit .

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Thanks for the info...HAGWE
whats left of it
lol

-OPI