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 Important read on compact UVB bulbs !

Compact bulb problem
06/15/08  01:34pm

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   Message To: Jbreddawg   In reference to Message Id: 1761694


 Important read on compact UVB bulbs !

Just one more reason to NEVER use a 20 gallon tank for your uro’s not matter what size they are. Can you imagine what these bulbs which are readily recommended at the very same pet stores that tell you a 20 gallon is fine will do to your uro ? The distance between the uro and bulb would be no more then 4-6 inches . Imagine sitting in a tanning salon everyday of your life !!



06/15/08  01:42pm

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 Important read on compact UVB bulbs !

Whoa!! Does that mean Mercury Vapors are still okay? You guys that use anything else needs to read this study!! Kind of scarey, Reddawg!! I appreciate the heads up, even though, hopefully, most of us are using mercury vapor!



06/15/08  07:25pm

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   Message To: Sahells Mom   In reference to Message Id: 1762011


 Important read on compact UVB bulbs !

Yea, I was on the megray website to purchase another MV for backup and to have in advance since mine is coming up on a year old.
I had heard about the compacts not being good but theres your proof !! I hope the companies that make them correct any issues they have .
Now, if someone would only do that for calcisand !
06/15/08  08:32pm

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   Message To: Jbreddawg   In reference to Message Id: 1762092


 Important read on compact UVB bulbs !

Yikes! I bought a zoo-med reptisun 10 compact when we first got our uro 2.5 years ago. It put out hardly any light, and the MegaRay seemed a lot better. When I used it, it was on top of the screen, mounted horizontal in a fixure that straddles the top of the cage, and easily 20" away from the uro, so I guess I was out of the danger zone
I had always wondered what the uv profile of all these bulbs looked like compared to natural sunlight.
Thanks for sending the link. I was aware of that website from reading reptileuv.com, but had never visited it!
06/16/08  12:14pm


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