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Spyrorose · Oct 20, 2018

Not the best of photos but can someone tell me if this is ok or shall I get rid of the dome so he gets more uvb

Scion19801 · Oct 20, 2018

What uvb is that, and how far away from the dragons back is it?

Spyrorose · Oct 21, 2018

It is the t5 10.00. It goes down to 76 cm I think it was. We have a new basking light socket now so hopefully all good.

kingofnobbys · Oct 21, 2018

Spyrorose":2sk8pn4j said:
It is the t5 10.00. It goes down to 76 cm I think it was. We have a new basking light socket now so hopefully all good.

The 76cm is max penetration (to be able to detect any UVB flux) …. this is not the effective distance. See this : viewtopic.php?f=34&t=234800 , many people come unstuck regarding this.

For a "naked" T5ho 10% UVB tub the optimal distance is that distance where a solarmeter will show about 200 microW UVB / sq.cm, about 6" (15cm) from the tube to the basking spot.
For a T5ho 10% UVB tube in reflector hood or with a slip on reflection (focusing the UV down and towards the basking spot) , the optimal distance becomes 10" (25cm).
See this for more information : viewtopic.php?f=34&t=235611

Spyrorose · Oct 21, 2018

It's in the reflector hood. Thank you this has been great help ?

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