Tamura Designs Ventilation
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crosscutts
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You’re a magician how did you pull the tape measure the light meter and the phone
now you know why I use 12% 
and just hold the branches down lower.
Beppo
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I made my husband assist. I told him I needed to show the measurement because I’ve been a bit flighty and people may wonderYou’re a magician how did you pull the tape measure the light meter and the phone
yeah I made some branch adjustments today and I’m really happy with where everything is sitting with the 12% and good thing my backs ups just came in the mail
crosscutts
Chameleon Enthusiast
I went to the Reptile show here in San Luis Obispo today I was gonna buy several and some other back up equipment but they didn’t have anything !!! oh wellI made my husband assist. I told him I needed to show the measurement because I’ve been a bit flighty and people may wonder
Beppo
Chameleon Enthusiast
Bummer! I would of thought they would too
letterkenny
Member
I just ordered some 6% bulbs, guess I’ll need to see if I can return them for 12%s based on this.
elizaann2
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Can you cancel your order?
letterkenny
Member
No I just got the ship notification for them.
letterkenny
Member
Ok auditor in me coming out. Are these readings accurate or am I misreading them? Why is the 9” distance 2.1 but 6” only 1.8? Seems like they should be switched, no?
Beppo
Chameleon Enthusiast
I would just stick with following @crosscutts outcome. He’s been doing this for over 30 years I believe. Me not even a year 
Oh so that is the material he uses on all cages? I would think the reverse though bigger holes more comes through. Now my brain hurts more.
Ok yall tell me this... Are these fixtures raised off the top at all? Kinda looks like they are.You’re a magician how did you pull the tape measure the light meter and the phone
Beppo
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Mine is.. I have a light hood setup from him as well. So it’s really hard to get a picture of what’s going on but you can see there is a gap where I have placed the plug in the picture. The humidity bar is in front of the ubv light but they are both about and inch to inch and a half off the screen
Will you measure the exact distance from the bottom of the fixture to the screen for me? Because this is where the loss of additional UVI is. Because it is raised more.
This is what I am trying to find out for sure for you. If you raise a fixture off the top this will extend your distance to the branches... So essentially if raised 2 inches you now need your branches to be closer to the screen as well. So this would mean if using a 6% since your needing a total distance of 8-9 inches to the branches you want those branches to then be 6-7 inches from the screen. This gives a total distance of 8-9 inches to the branches. Meaning you are now in a 3 UVI level where the cham rises off the branches.
This in turn would apply to a 12% bulb. So a 12% bulb your looking for roughly a 11-12 inch distance... So same thing. If raised 2 inches off the screen your needing 9-10 inches to the branches to then put the cham in the 3 UVI level. So total distance from bottom of fixture to branches right below it is then 11-12 inches.
Now there are variables... Such as material it is penetrating through. Exact distance off the screen top, fixture type, reflector type etc.
Ok this is not right though.... 6 inches would be much higher UVI then 9 inches.
Beppo
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Right my hand moved a couple inches over and it gave me a different reading? Does that not happen with you guys and your solar meters? I should have done a video I guess. What I really should have done was not involved myself 
I measured but again I’m not very able body apparently that measurement said 1 and a half inches off the screen. Im sorry I couldn’t be more helpful
I measured but again I’m not very able body apparently that measurement said 1 and a half inches off the screen. Im sorry I couldn’t be more helpful
Well it would change if you ended up measuring more in front of the bulb rather than right below it. Are we having fun yet? Thank you for helping with this.Right my hand moved a couple inches over and it gave me a different reading? Does that not happen with you guys and your solar meters? I should have done a video I guess. What I really should have done was not involved myself
Beppo
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I’m horrible at thisWell it would change if you ended up measuring more in front of the bulb rather than right below it. Are we having fun yet? Thank you for helping with this.
