Lighting
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Hilikus311
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alright so my question on the lights issue is WHAT is the big difference btwn the Exo Terra lights (Repti Glo 2.0,5.0,10.0) and ZooMed's 2.0-10.0? other than the price, i just got done placing an order on lllReptile.com and the question hit me? anyone know?
sandrachameleon
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I asked the same question.
Check Dave's answer in this thread: https://www.chameleonforums.com/repti-sun-5-0-a-13239/
Check Dave's answer in this thread: https://www.chameleonforums.com/repti-sun-5-0-a-13239/
Hilikus311
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Repti Glo vs. Repti Sun
ok so from what i've read and researched i have learned this. Yes, Repti Sun is stronger and puts out more light and a higher D3% yeild and yes it apparently can last over a six month period like maybe even a year, however, the Repti Glo research was done in the rainforest for various species of animals (including Madgasgar (sp?)chameleons) and concludes that their bulbs(tubes/ and for arguments sake the curled ones) are proportionatly balenced to the specs of the particular environments taking into account weather conditons like heavy fog, humidity, rain, clouds, rising and setting of the sun and so on. Repti Sun seems to just put out alot, if not too much, of UVB 1 and 2 even the tests that i've read show how balanced the bulbs are in these details. Here is the Exo Terra's Rebuttle http://www.exo-terra.com/en/exo_terra_tv/index.php
In short ReptiSun is an overkill
ok so from what i've read and researched i have learned this. Yes, Repti Sun is stronger and puts out more light and a higher D3% yeild and yes it apparently can last over a six month period like maybe even a year, however, the Repti Glo research was done in the rainforest for various species of animals (including Madgasgar (sp?)chameleons) and concludes that their bulbs(tubes/ and for arguments sake the curled ones) are proportionatly balenced to the specs of the particular environments taking into account weather conditons like heavy fog, humidity, rain, clouds, rising and setting of the sun and so on. Repti Sun seems to just put out alot, if not too much, of UVB 1 and 2 even the tests that i've read show how balanced the bulbs are in these details. Here is the Exo Terra's Rebuttle http://www.exo-terra.com/en/exo_terra_tv/index.php
In short ReptiSun is an overkill
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Hilikus311
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Thank you for the link but i am far from convinced about the reptisun, stick w/ your repti glo
sandrachameleon
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Hilikus311
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Bam!!!
Ultraviolet radiation is expressed in microwatt per square centimeter (mW/cm2) and varies tremendously from the poles (low) towards the equator (high). The amount of UVB radiation received on the equator on a clear day at noon is around 270 mW/cm2. However, this high amount of radiation decreases as the day passes, in the same way that it had increased since sunrise and taking into consideration that not all days are clear. In the wild, basking activities of most reptiles are limited to the early morning and later afternoon. The rest of the day is spent in the shade, in burrows, crevices or other shaded places, or at various places in leafy bushes, shrubs or trees. In tropical forests, home to many types of reptiles and amphibians, only a little direct sun penetrates the forest canopy and underlying layers to reach the ground.
Thanks Exo Terra for proving my point That REPTISUN's 400+ is an OVERKILL
Ultraviolet radiation is expressed in microwatt per square centimeter (mW/cm2) and varies tremendously from the poles (low) towards the equator (high). The amount of UVB radiation received on the equator on a clear day at noon is around 270 mW/cm2. However, this high amount of radiation decreases as the day passes, in the same way that it had increased since sunrise and taking into consideration that not all days are clear. In the wild, basking activities of most reptiles are limited to the early morning and later afternoon. The rest of the day is spent in the shade, in burrows, crevices or other shaded places, or at various places in leafy bushes, shrubs or trees. In tropical forests, home to many types of reptiles and amphibians, only a little direct sun penetrates the forest canopy and underlying layers to reach the ground.
Thanks Exo Terra for proving my point That REPTISUN's 400+ is an OVERKILL
sandrachameleon
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Sha-bam?
You may find the information at this website of interest:
http://www.uvguide.co.uk/fluorescenttuberesults.htm
ReptiSun 5.0 hits about 120 uw/cm2 very close to the tube, 45 at about 6" from the tube
and Reptiglo 5.0 hits about 80 um/cm2w very close to the tube, 20 at 6" distance
You may find the information at this website of interest:
http://www.uvguide.co.uk/fluorescenttuberesults.htm
ReptiSun 5.0 hits about 120 uw/cm2 very close to the tube, 45 at about 6" from the tube
and Reptiglo 5.0 hits about 80 um/cm2w very close to the tube, 20 at 6" distance
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