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[QUOTE="lilacdragon, post: 1202284, member: 16347"] Yes, it's very safe. If they are looking at it through the tank sides or front glass, that blocks the UVB 100%. And even if they could look at it directly, with [i]nothing[/i] between the tube and their eyes, it will not give out any more UVB, even as close as 12" away, than their eyes get naturally every day when walking down the road on a sunny day just looking at sunlit grass, trees and blue sky. From the point of view of [b]UV,[/b] they can also look at the Solar Glo bulb through the tank glass with no fear of harm to the eyes because the glass blocks the UV... although the intense bright [i]visible[/i] white light is bad for the eyes, so staring at any bright light is not to be recommended. However, the UVB from the Solar Glo is a lot stronger than from the tube, and concentrated below the bulb (in the bright part of the beam.) If they stared right up into the bulb from underneath, with [i]no glass[/i] between their eyes and the lamp, at close range - say less than 12"- this UV could also be a bit risky. In theory it could cause something like the painful, temporary "snow blindness" that skiers get on sunlit snow if they don't wear goggles. But hey, that would be a very unpleasant glare and I can't imagine anyone trying it, your instinct would make you look away quickly. If when you've installed the tube in the under-the-counter fixture, it makes your set-up hard to look into because of the glare from the tube at human eye-level, see if you can find a clip-on aluminum strip reflector or something like that, to act as a "shade" for the human eyes and at the same time, direct the UV and visible light from the back of the tube down towards the beardie. I don't know what's available like that in the USA but I'm sure folks on this forum will know. best wishes, Frances [/QUOTE]
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