MrSpectrum
Gray-bearded Member
I ran the test under the following parameters:
My 16" x 8" basking surface is comprised of eight 4" sq. slate tiles on top of a tower of bricks.
The Reptisun 10.0 T5 in Sunblaster fixture is centered longitudinally, exactly 9" above basking surface.
The 34" T5 tube extends 12" beyond the left side of the platform, and 6" beyond the right side of the platform.
Because it took me several weeks and several rebuilds of the tower to establish this configuration and correct temperatures, and the fact that I am disabled, I was not about to tear it down and have to rebuild & re-balance again for this test.
Using the same UVB bulb each time, and allowing 5 min. warm-up/stabilization, I took UVI readings with a Solarmeter 6.5 at the midpoints of each of the 4 edges of the platform. Here are the results:
Note: The flipped data may be skewed because attempting to flip the mylar reflector in its holder caused the mylar to kink in several places, and shatter. It no longer sits smooth in its cradle, and is in multiple pieces.
I WAS NOT WARNED OF THIS POSSIBILITY BEFORE ATTEMPTING THIS MODIFICATION.
NOW I AM WITHOUT ANY FUNCTIONAL REFLECTOR.
My 16" x 8" basking surface is comprised of eight 4" sq. slate tiles on top of a tower of bricks.
The Reptisun 10.0 T5 in Sunblaster fixture is centered longitudinally, exactly 9" above basking surface.
The 34" T5 tube extends 12" beyond the left side of the platform, and 6" beyond the right side of the platform.
Because it took me several weeks and several rebuilds of the tower to establish this configuration and correct temperatures, and the fact that I am disabled, I was not about to tear it down and have to rebuild & re-balance again for this test.
Using the same UVB bulb each time, and allowing 5 min. warm-up/stabilization, I took UVI readings with a Solarmeter 6.5 at the midpoints of each of the 4 edges of the platform. Here are the results:
Note: The flipped data may be skewed because attempting to flip the mylar reflector in its holder caused the mylar to kink in several places, and shatter. It no longer sits smooth in its cradle, and is in multiple pieces.
I WAS NOT WARNED OF THIS POSSIBILITY BEFORE ATTEMPTING THIS MODIFICATION.
NOW I AM WITHOUT ANY FUNCTIONAL REFLECTOR.