i noticed something with my sorong.hes got lots of blue but when indoors under either regular light,or even a florecent his blue looks kinda gray blue,a little on the drab side compared to when i bring him into natural sunlight,holy smoke!!! his blue looks like its glowing outside!!.there is a huge difference.he has tons of blue and its very noticable inside but if i was ever able to show off his blue while on display inside,with the same intesity as it looks outside,id have one hell of a display animal.i was wondering when they best type of lighting to use for this situation.i tried a florecent(thats uv right) with no better results as with a regular light blub.i know there has to be something to make it look even close to natural light.its just amazing seeing him outside.
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question for anyone with a blue or partial blue chondro.
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Check out the narative and charts for these bulbs. The full spectrum fluorescents make for nice display lights.
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Hey Icey. If you use a good full spectrum fluorescent inside your cage you can get much closer to what you are seeing in natural light. On the other hand, a typical household fluorescent, in my opinion, is worse than an incandescent. You can even use a good aquarium bulb to get a good effect. Just look at the ratings on the bulbs. I have used the Reptisun 2.0, Vita-lite like Greg mentioned, and a few different types of aquarium bulbs with great success.
Hope this helps,
Kevin
