kingofnobbys
BD.org Sicko
See claims made here viewtopic.php?f=34&t=236080 , the implications are that pet reptiles will not be receiving healthy levels of UVA & UVB FLUX and keepers will be unaware they have a problem.
Note Ms Baines (whos name was dropped as defacto proof) has NOT revised her latest paper http://www.reptilesmagazine.com/An-In-Depth-Look-At-UV-Light-And-Its-Proper-Use-With-Reptiles/ , she makes no mention of this issue there or at http://www.uvguide.co.uk/ to highlight any issues with these tubes.
If they are keeping the (FB) group closed & the data "confidential" this implies to me that they are not so sure their data is any good and they are unwilling to subject it to peer review.
FB IS NOT in anyway A PEER REVIEWED SOURCE OR PEER REFEREED or even a remotely RELIABLE place to get good scientific data obtained under laboratory / controlled conditions. Peoples' opinions if unsubstantiated by publically available testable peer reviewed data are just their OPINIONS.
The other possibility is a batch of T5HO 5% tubes were incorrectly labelled as T5HO 10% tubes and the manufacturer will have become aware of this (if they are good as I suspect they are , samples will have been routinely tested as part of their TQC system and the out of spec products isolated and thoroughly tested and never making it out of their warehouse if they fail to meet specifications) and steps taken to rectify the issue. Anyone actually communicated these alleged findings to them ?
Feel free to present your UVI vs distance and microW UVB/sq.cm vs distance data if you have any that supports the allegations made so we can all see them .
Also feel welcome to share unsupportive solarmeter readings vs distance and the manufactured date on the tube/s , and in use age of the tube/s tested if they are currently in service in your vivs.
My situation :
Have a solarmeter microW UVB meter.
I don't have any REPTISUN T5HO tubes , I opted for Arcadia T5HO 12%UVB tubes for entirely different reasons - these are waiting on my building new 4x2x2 vivs for my dragons..
I use Exo Terra 26W UVB150 cfb for my skinks and currently use 26W UVB200 cfb for my dragons.
I will continue recommending Zoo Med , Exo Terra & Arcadia made tubes , cfbs and MVBs til I see proof.
Note Ms Baines (whos name was dropped as defacto proof) has NOT revised her latest paper http://www.reptilesmagazine.com/An-In-Depth-Look-At-UV-Light-And-Its-Proper-Use-With-Reptiles/ , she makes no mention of this issue there or at http://www.uvguide.co.uk/ to highlight any issues with these tubes.
If they are keeping the (FB) group closed & the data "confidential" this implies to me that they are not so sure their data is any good and they are unwilling to subject it to peer review.
FB IS NOT in anyway A PEER REVIEWED SOURCE OR PEER REFEREED or even a remotely RELIABLE place to get good scientific data obtained under laboratory / controlled conditions. Peoples' opinions if unsubstantiated by publically available testable peer reviewed data are just their OPINIONS.
The other possibility is a batch of T5HO 5% tubes were incorrectly labelled as T5HO 10% tubes and the manufacturer will have become aware of this (if they are good as I suspect they are , samples will have been routinely tested as part of their TQC system and the out of spec products isolated and thoroughly tested and never making it out of their warehouse if they fail to meet specifications) and steps taken to rectify the issue. Anyone actually communicated these alleged findings to them ?
Feel free to present your UVI vs distance and microW UVB/sq.cm vs distance data if you have any that supports the allegations made so we can all see them .
Also feel welcome to share unsupportive solarmeter readings vs distance and the manufactured date on the tube/s , and in use age of the tube/s tested if they are currently in service in your vivs.
My situation :
Have a solarmeter microW UVB meter.
I don't have any REPTISUN T5HO tubes , I opted for Arcadia T5HO 12%UVB tubes for entirely different reasons - these are waiting on my building new 4x2x2 vivs for my dragons..
I use Exo Terra 26W UVB150 cfb for my skinks and currently use 26W UVB200 cfb for my dragons.
I will continue recommending Zoo Med , Exo Terra & Arcadia made tubes , cfbs and MVBs til I see proof.