UV LED's

[formica]

Can anyone recomend a UV LED GU10 manufacturer that makes bulbs which actually produce UV light? I bought one from ebay, coz it was cheap, but it may not actually produce UV light at all, I'll hopefully find out when I get it and it tells me the wavelengths available, but if anyone has a suggestion for a good company to go for, much obiliged!

The lamp will go alongside the 2 30W halogens I currently use for a basking spot for my Sav, 3 was way too hot, but two is perfect, and usin the third unused holder for UV seems like a good idea!

I dont want to add a full UV tube, I have a couple, but they run too hot for me to have a decent basking area tempreture and keep a nice temp gradient in the tank



ps. I did do a search for UV LEDS on the forum, but it gave me a list of irrelevant threads, so apologise if this has already been covered.

[jarich]

I may be wrong but I don't think there are any LEDs that produce UVB available on the market.

[StudentoReptile]

I may be wrong but I don't think there are any LEDs that produce UVB available on the market.

Ditto. I've been out of the retail side of things for a few years, but I'm not aware of any UV LEDs either.

[formica]

I've used UV ''led'' strips to cure silicon before now, so i'm sure they must exist, last couple of years have been allot of development in the technology - perhaps the strips I used may have been UV laser diodes tho, hmmm

[formica]

yep quick check of Wikipedia says UV LEDs available down to 240nm

[jarich]

Again, I don't think it's the problem of UV, but rather specifically UVB. There are plenty that emit UVA wavelengths, and I think some produce UVC, but I'm not aware that any produce UVB with any usefulness yet. Could be wrong of course as there are new developments all the time. I know there was talk about a very expensive system (upwards of thousands of dollars) that was supposed to have this capability, but haven't seen anything on the market yet.

[formica]

yeah I cant find anything which covers the UVB wavelengths, will wait and see what the info on the bulb is, i suspect its at least UVA which is a useful start, but hopefully no UVC - cant imagine that it wuld, but some not all companies can be trusted!

[infernalis]

The current LED lamps manufactured are "near UV" (Including the "blue ray laser") and produce monochromatic 375-400 nanometer wavelengths.

Mercury vapour lamps produce a broader spectrum UV, so I have to vote in the direction already stated, no real products on the market will meet the needs of reptile keeping just yet.

[Danimal]

The current LED lamps manufactured are "near UV" (Including the "blue ray laser") and produce monochromatic 375-400 nanometer wavelengths.

Mercury vapour lamps produce a broader spectrum UV, so I have to vote in the direction already stated, no real products on the market will meet the needs of reptile keeping just yet.

I'm with Wayne, I have my eye out but all I've ever found are uv grow lights for hyrdo-, aquaponics and fish tanks.

[shaunyboy]

Vivariums, Reptile Supplies & Live Food | Swell Reptiles (http://www.swellreptiles.com)

they supply uvb tubes and compact bulbs from 2.0,5.0,10.0 strengths

Arcadia also do all types of reptile lighting

i use the 2.0 uvb compact bulbs for my Diamond Pythons mate

cheers shaun