Something we forgot to ask you: Is there perchance a piece of clear plastic between tor MV lamps and your meter readings? If so... that would explain the LOW...
Hi Steve, There is no material between the lamps and the basking sites. I uploaded pictures of my turtle tanks in the Photos section under an album called...
It's junk, of course, as well as most of the "cosmetic" and "dietary supplements" and other unregulated snake oil on the market. Fortunately, most of this...
If you mean that I think this Olay will work, I would say it is plausible. But should you mean that it is very alarming when people are avoiding even the...
If the link breaks goto AP and put in pink iguana. It seems this type of type of iguana could date back 5 million years and be the first iguana the other 2...
Don't most people get sufficient D from diet? Are there scientific studies showing that a large number of people have sub optimal blood levels of D? -Nino ... ...
Joe; The provided url states that some unnamed study says that D deficiency is a serious problem. However, to make an informed decision, we need to read the...
... Hi Nino Like I said...its interesting reading The site is mine and I have read the research. If I recall the links are there for the sources. If you want...
Thanks for the Pub med idea. In the first abstract it is clear that a simple vitamin pill (I assume) doubles the D blood level. The question therefore, in my...
Hi, everyone. Ah. Looks like I've opened up a can of worms... and they all need dusting with vitamin powder! ;-) The thing which concerns me about these...
hallo frances did you ever meter this products applying them on the sensor of a uv-b meter? do they really block that much? gx henry ... -- ... "half of life...
Henry (Hank).. rather than smear cream on the meter sensor (ugh) the better way is to get a couple quartz "slides" or pieces of UVT acrylic. Put a drop of...
... Great Jimmy!! I saw it in yesterdays newspaper, superb animal. Did you know that was also recently discovered a new Brachylophus (Fiji iguana)? Fiji´s are...
For Henry and others who care about visible light above the UV spectrum... see pages 19-21 of this magazine. Facinating - sort of. If this long link breaks: ...
yes steve thank you for the link. to summerize it: led technology will provide high cri, high efficient lights with tunable cct with "led mixing" (what i didnt...
LED may have its place, but for the most part, its a narrow field. simple example. recently bought a new "open" sign. twich the money as a flourescent sign....
hi randy, thank you of being part of the group. well i keep my uromasty under 2 X 70 watt prototype uv-b mh from bob and two hours in the afternoon additional...
Hello, Maybe Bob can answer this question for me? I am wondering if you knew what the shelf life for a Megaray is? If you purchase one to use & then purchase...
... If ... If the bulb is not switched on the Decay won't happen, they decay in use. Your warranty will run down and expire, and there is a small risk you ...
I've been looking at the pictures. These are the most beautiful creatures! They are black, grey and pink. http://www.daylife.com/words/pink_iguana/photos/all/1...
Hello everyone, I've read through a number of archived posts and was just curious on which UV Meter to purchase. Is the solar tech 6.2 still the best? Or has...
Hi, "TurtleSightings" This is something we're often asked. Have a look at these archived posts of mine and see if these help, if they only make things less...
Since it has been reported that at basking distance from the lamp, the typical lamp UVI is 0.1-0.2 (around the limits of reliable detection/quantification for...
Beautiful pictures!!! My thoughts are after seeing these is that there is a lack of pigment in these and not a genetically unique species. Much like humans...
No-no.... at basking distance from the lamp UVI should be much higher - yet within normal (natural) solar ranges. That would be around 3 up to 10+... depending...
For the time being (however long that turns out to be)... the Model 6.2 meter should continue to be the correct choice - because the Model 6.5 sensor SiC chips...
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