15-01-2012, 01:51 PM | #21 |
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It was in fact Frances Baines..
The halides provide the very best visible light (apart from natural sunlight) but to date, the UVB they provide is extremely good at first, but seems to decay comparatively fast. A six-month supply of UVB may be all that can be expected at this time. This seems to apply to all the ReptileUV and Lucky Reptile halides which I've tested |
15-01-2012, 07:19 PM | #22 |
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Hopefully with feedback the products' quality and performance will improve.
Woulldnt it be great if a lamp was underwritten to produce say 80% of its original UV at month 12. Rom |
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As a heard it Here first point!
Arcadia reptile are releasing in mid spring a revolutionary new halide system! Already tested by Frances and given a very, very good report. A decay of less than 20% in 11 months! Vast amounts of light. In both 35 and 50watts. This will come as part of a full kit! Ready to go. I'm not saying any more, when I can I will update further. It's just another case of better regulation being needed urgently in the reptile trade! As brand manager for Arcadia reptile I promise you that you will never see a product that has a direct effect on the life of any animal released for sale until the science behind the product makes it usable and safe. We will never release a permanent product for reptiles that hasn't been through UV guide and proven safe, easy to use and it must last a full year! This is my commitment to the reptile keeping community! John.
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Bl**dy hell Im looking forward to meeting you sometime John.
Only my wife can read my mind so a man doing it is really scary! The production of lamps is not down to regulation in the reptile trade John, its down to control of the manufacturing process. The specification, the development testing, the manufacturing process, the compliance testing and the final QA of each unit. Its only recently that the reptile trade has began to understand the lighting paramers associated with reptile needs. Now as the next step, the manufacturing trade is coming to grips with understanding the manufacturing parameters required to build appropriate lamps. They are still not all known or understood. I have faith in the industry that supports our hobby and I do hope the better companies survive this financial downturn and come out stronger at the end. Im looking forward to seeing your lamp. Cheers Rom |
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I'll be interested in the arcadia halide lamp too.
It really did look like the halide lamps might be the solution we were looking for but maybe some halides were put on the market when the technology was too new. In principle the halide lamps are great for light and UVB but of course no heat. If someone could get the mercury vapour lamp perfected it might still be the best overall solution. What I would like is an Osram vitlaux at about 160 watts. This is a very old product but osram got it right first time and the uv and heat from their lamp is great and its very reliable and stable. The problem is there is just too much heat and uvb from the 300 watt vitalux and they don't make any smaller ones. So its only usable in a huge enclosure or four feet above ground level.
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well that is quite a high amount of uv at that distance (in regard to a med tortoise) but I don't know anything about chameleons!
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