Solar brite 100 watt self-ballasted mercury vapor GLOBE with two main components. The first is a standard incandescent filament, which is the first to light. The second is a mercury vapor arc tube, which takes a few minutes to heat up. There will be a change in color when the bulb is fully functioning. Because the Solar Brite mercury vapor is a self-ballasted bulb it must be used in any ceramic socket that is rated to handle the high energy. This bulb puts out 25 to 50 micro watt cm2 as far as 36 inches. High UVB Spectrum covers an 18 inch circumference at 36 inches. This high level of UVB is more than enough high energy full spectrum for your animal. Anything more may be harmful to your animal. Animals have been burned under lights that produce over 50 micro watts cm2. The flourecents we have been using for over 20 years have performed well at 15 micro watts cm2 at 18". When an animal is trapped inside of an encloser It cannot escape the UVB spectrum after it gets what it needs. In the wild heat is the signal that its time to find shade, inside of a terrarium we employ devices that control a desired temperature never giving the signal to get out of the UVB spectrum. The moral of this story is too much UVB is not better its harmful.







this sounds a like little bit too much. does it to anyone else???? would you recommend this or should i just get the Reptisun 5.0????? thanx!

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