UVB output charts

[royden]

Found this online, thought it might be helpful.

http://www.russiantortoise.org/uvb.htm

My vet, who bred veileds for years swears, by the mercury vapors. So I'm committed to try them out.

Picked up a sun seeker without researching. bummer.

bought a t-rex today. $80 later....

 

[Dyesub Dave]

Hey that's a useful chart when selecting which bulb you want to use. Unfortunately the bulbs that I was looking at aren't on there. I found a deal on some Exo-Terra Solar-Glo bulbs. They come in 125W and 160W versions and they are a type of MVB.

http://www.exo-terra.com/en/products/solar_glo.php

Has anybody heard anything on this type of mercury vapor bulb yet?

Dyesub Dave.

 

[royden]

Haven't heard of that one Dave. I'm not surprised that exo-terra is cashing in on mvb market though. I wish every bulb would have that spectrum iiradiance output chart like the inferior bulb I bought I had, but the superior bulb I bought didn't. It should required, like calories per serving stuff on food packages.

The t-rex looks like the best one you can get, but I paid $65 for mine. The outside of the box says "equivelant to real sunshine uvb" to which I balked but bought it anyway. And then comparing it to actual sunshine uvb output on that chart, it's actually not that far off! Even comparable at close ranges!

 

[LaserGecko]

There's much more information about these lamps at http://www.uvguide.co.uk/

 

[arosstyler]

What is this mythical Zoo Med Power Sun 60watt that does not produce heat? Is it externally ballasted? Does it even exsist? Only EB MVB I know of at 60 watts is a Low UVB kit from reptileuv.com. hmmm