NastyNate
New Member
I've heard a lot of talk about compact fluorescent light bulbs causing health issues. What kind of health issues have been confirmed due to the use of CFLs? Also, glass, plastic, and even mesh screen blocks out the beneficial UVB/A rays. It says on the box of Zoo Med tube fluorescent bulbs that FINE mesh screening blocks up to 50% of the useful rays. So wouldn't this be grounds to use a 10.0 bulb over a 5.0 bulb? It also states that the effective range of a 5.0 bulb is 12" and that of a 10.0 bulb is 20". With those things taken into consideration, would a 10.0 UVB bulb be too strong for a chameleon enclosure that is 35" deep and sitting on top of a mesh screen?