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epollak
at Thu Feb 26 07:27:13 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by epollak ]
It depends on the kind of bulb. If you're using a mercury vapor (MV) such as an ActiveHeat bulb it can be off part of the day..... and maybe it should be. But if you're using a fluorescent such as the Rerptison 5.0 it should be on all day. As for the basking light: it should be on all. Of course, this assumes that's you've got a proper screen or mesh cage. If you're using a glass aquarium, that's very bad for many reasons and all bets are off.
And if you're using an MV bulb, you have to make sure there's plenty of foliage/shade.
Ed
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RE: natural sunlight vs. uv bulbs - epollak, Thu Feb 26 07:27:13 2004