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Measuring UVI in the Reptile Room with SolarMeter 6.5R
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- Опубліковано 3 лют 2021
- Measuring UVI in the Reptile Room with SolarMeter 6.5R // In today's video I take a quick tour through my reptile room to measure the Ultraviolet Indices (measure the UVI) of all the reptile enclosures using a new SolarMeter 6.5R. This video is NOT a guide for the proper use of UVB bulbs. I also dug out my old/used UVB bulbs and measured the UVI on them to see if I can recycle them!
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Try this at your own risk! I take full responsibility for the safety of this setup for myself but cannot recommend anyone copy what I have done unless you are willing to do the same.
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Are these uv providing heat or just the uv that the animals need i just ask, cause i do have ball pythons and they really dnt bask but if this will help them i have no problem gettin some???
@@HighClassPythonS just the uvb.
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Now you can understand my frustration, they need to put the sensor on the front so you can hold it flat and actually measure where the animal basks from. If the boa basking after you bumped the uvi up isnt convincing enough for people I dont know what is.
@@ElijahSnyder they could just shift the angle of the screen with an overhanging lip of plastic to act like a visor. Been done on other devices.
@@ElijahSnyder Ive just tested this, held the solarmeter flat under both the jungle dawn led and the pro t5 exactly the same as what dylan is using, held the button, the screen is visible clear as day, and thats without a visor or anything or an angled screen. Obviously if you were leaning over the sensor and blocking it youd get an altered reading. If the sensor was on the front, surely its exposed to the exact amount of scatter if held upright anyway like the current model. In either senario the sensor is flat when measured, if you were able to hold it flat there would be no need to ever angle it id imagine.
Would be an easy fix with an external sensor like a LUX meter 🤷🏻♂️
@@peaceupmtown Solarmeter have done that interestingly with their uvc meter so that you dont have to expose your hands to uvc
A couple of friends and I got together and bought a solar meter. We share it as needed, its not something you need to use all the time, but when you need to check new set ups, or rotate bulbs, or animal seems off, it is very useful, and by doing it this way it wasn't too expensive. There haven't been any custody fights over the solar meter...yet.... ;)
I was literally JUST had the same idea today! Sharing with a few friends is a great idea. I think it would be a cool purchase for a herp society to have as well to be able to loan out to their members
@@AnimalsatHomePodcast That's a great idea for a herp society! They could even loan them out for $1 to crowd fund for other initiatives they may have.
I’ve always fancied trying one of these out but could never bring myself to spend the money 🙈. Very interesting video.
I resisted buying one for a long time haha! It was quite an expense. My only tip, even if you don't plan on buying one soon don't throw out your old bulbs! I'm sure eventually you will pick a solar meter up, and by that point, you'll probably have a good stockpile of old bulbs that still work :)
as an aside, i bought a solar meter and tested my reptisun 5.0 that was ~10 months old and it was near 0. so it can work the other way as well! great work as always, man.
Haha yes, great point! Thanks for watching, Tyler!
I bought one of these a few years ago. And I consider it a great investment. I bought it when I got a tortoise because UV is extremely important for tortoises. But it comes in handy for all kinds of reptiles now. A temperature gun is also very handy. Two great investments.
Yep, makes laying out the enclosure so much more simple
Good investment!
I wanted to pick one up around a year ago but with corona my income got very unpredictable. Well, maybe this year.
I've also been saving my UVB bulbs. 😊
Thanks for watching :) Yep, so far I am very happy with the investment. Especially since I don't have to run out an buy new bulbs anytime soon!
Great walk through Dillon on each enclosure and how to test each bulb. I purchased one last week and went round and tested all my bulbs and was good to see that they are pretty much on point. My Day Gecko is getting high 3's from the shadedweller but I do have his horizontal branch pretty close to the mesh But my crestie was getting just over 2 at the basking so I took the reflector out which has reduced it to 0.8/0.9 so a bit more suitable and when the bulb starts to loose its strength I can add the reflector back in to the unit to boost the index back up.
Thanks, Dave! Yeah, it's nice that the meter allows you to be flexible with your bulbs (reflector vs no reflector, bulb placement, etc.). I think in the long run, the meter pays for itself!
I was not 100% sold on picking it up just yet but I to saved all my old bulbs in hopes that I'd get the solar meter sooner than later so the fact that u even had some life left in the older bulbs really makes me want to get the meter Bec I've spent a ton with 10 lizards over the last few years so to have the peace of mind is worth the money regardless as long as it works
Yeah, it’s absolutely worth the money, especially if you have a ton of old bulbs. Even if you don’t buy the meter soon, keep holding onto your old bulbs!
Thank u for responding yeah I have the money set aside already for it so I'm gonna get it have just been looking for the best place to actually purchase it now I'm thinking Josh's frogs cuz his is the cheapest currently at 219
Wow very interesting! I've been keeping my old uvb lights as well. Maybe someday I'll be able to buy a solar meter to see if any are still usable.
Thanks for watching, Zach! Yep, definitely hold on to your old bulbs. I'm sure one day you'll get your hands on a solarmeter 👌
I got one recently, it’s an eye opening purchase. Just a fraction of an inch makes a big difference. I even tested some old bulbs and they were still good… I’ve kept various reptiles and creatures for decades, I don’t know how I ever lived without this meter… definitely worth the money, if you can afford the animal and it’s care, you can afford this tool.
I had the same experience, once you start using it’s hard to imagine not having it!
One observation: one needs to leave a uvb lamp on for two or three minutes before measuring: in my experience, the output increases after initial switch on. Tubes often show mild blackening at the ends, which means they are becoming worn. If they are left in too long, they can fail suddenly, and flicker, which will undoubtedly stress the animals.
Ah yes! Very good point!
I tested some bulbs over the weekend while cleaning out my garage… I don’t remember which brand, either zilla or zoomed, but the mercury halides increased output for almost an hour after being turned on, and significant increase at that, it was like 2.5 uvi increase after 1 full hour. This was on a older used bulb I replaced before I got the meter…
Your boa is so cute, she was curious what you were doing in her enclosure.
😂😂 yeah she’s sweet! 😌
hello great video pod cast
Great video, Dillon. I'm guessing Solormeter is pleasantly surprised by the amount of meters they've been selling the last couple of years. We bought ours few years ago and do a test on all our bulbs on the first of each month.
Thanks, Cole! No kidding, what a jackpot for them. I'm sure they never would have guessed that they'd corner a section of the reptile market haha
@@AnimalsatHomePodcast In all fairness, guys like you, Joseph, and Liam here on UA-cam and Facebook groups like Reptile Lighting and Advancing Herptological Husbandry have been instrumental in the forward thinking of reptile keeping. As a result, more people are interested in providing the best care possible for the reptiles they keep. Maybe we CAN move most everyone past the stone age in this hobby. 🦎👍
finally ordered mine, £205 cant wait for it to turn up :D
Wow that’s really expensive! 😱. But it’s worth it!!
@@AnimalsatHomePodcast yep hehehe off the list now, just hope lasts awhile 🤣🤣🤣🤣
A review on amazon said suck it up and buy it that got to me just ordered one lol
🤣 great review!
Great video I need a solarmeter!
Thanks Coop! Yeah, I'm really enjoying it!
Great investment!
It really is!
I bought a solarmeter and testet the baskink spots. I build the enclosure for a green tree monitor who should have 3-4uvb. on bothe basking spots I have exactly in the middle its a realy small point a uvb up to 8. I cant higher the lamps because they are inside the enclusure. do you think that this is a problem? I only have spot hid lamps. its a realy big enclosure.
A UVI of 8.0 is quite high. I would recommend trying to find a bulb with a lower output. For example, if you’re using a 12% UV bulb, you should look for a 6% bulb instead
I know I need a solar meter! I’m wondering for my bearded dragons enclosure with a mesh top. Should I put the t5 10.0 inside the enclosure or leave it on top? I know some uvb is lost but enough that I should put in tank? It’s a 40 gallon for now until the new ones comes. Thanks
Outside the enclosure should be perfectly fine!
How do you know how much UVB that meter is reading? I hear that goes out of bulbs before UVA.
Not with this meter but the UVI reading will drop as the UVB drops. That would be a good question to post on the Reptile Lighting FB group
Your Solarmeter numbers on the screen shows UVA and UVB so how do you differentiate from the 2? I have never used one just researching before I purchase one. Thanks
You can’t differentiate between the two, the meter simply shows UVI. Go to 1:03:20 here: ua-cam.com/video/TqAVbP5ARVY/v-deo.htmlsi=U9R_g9LCLyt0nwqU
I'm just starting to learn about solar meters but isn't the 6.2 the one that test how much of the UV being produced by the bulb is UVB?
Yep the 6.2 measures the intensity of UV coming off the bulb (i.e. how much UV is being produced). Here's a great article: startortoises.net/uvb-readings.html#:~:text=Solarmeter%206.2%20reads%20the%20whole,that%20helps%20create%20vitamin%20D3.&text=Unlike%20Solarmeter%206.2%2C%20the%206.5,UV%20bulbs%20and%20the%20sun.
The only bad thing I can say about this meter, is that it needs to be waterproof, fully submersible…
Agreed!