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Originally Posted by infernalis
First off, the brighter light is more natural. Think about it for a minute.. a sunny day outside your pupils constrict, you need sunglasses.
Mercury vapour and metal halide flood the whole cage with rich UVB & UVA bolstering white blood cell count and boosting immunities.
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Hi Wayne, as mentioned previously, your monitors have NOT had access to any artificial UVB exposure for a considerable amount of time if the tube was almost 2 years old (many need replacing every 6 months or so).
Also, unless you use a solar meter you have no idea how much UVB the current MVB is emitting, nor will it necessarily "outdo" a fluorescent tube (the T5 HO`s for instance), in terms of total amount of UVB or effective distance. Fitting a reflector will double the amount and distance of any UVB tube (not to say they are all particularly good).
A single MVB will not "flood" the whole enclosure with UVB/A, it will depend on enclosure size and bulb wattage to a large extent.
Which brand of MVB are you using at the moment, as they can be somewhat different in effectiveness?
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