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Old 09-08-2009, 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by rayjay View Post
The only problem using the black light tubes is the very high UV emissions it produces. Don't leave black lighting on for long or you'll give your inhabitants a sunburn or worse.
Fluorescent black lights filter out harmful UV-B and UV-C and only output low powered UV-A which is virtually harmless, it would take an awfully long time for any damage to be caused by such a lamp. Your typical aquarium lights produce much more harmful UV radiation. Stick one arm under your halide and the other under a black light for 30min, you'll see what I mean
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