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This came up on another forum...
By:Brian Nystrom
Date: 1/16/2001, 11:43 am
In Response To: Fluorescent lights (Dale Frolander)

... and this was my reply:

"Typical "cool white" and "warm white" bulbs have very low output in the UV range. Daylight bulbs have more, but are not commonly used except for aquarium lighting and some commercial applications. To get signigicant UV from a fluorescent light (such as for lighting saltwater reef aquariums) requires specialized bulbs designed for that purpose (actinic bulbs)."

Bottom line. Don't worry about it.

Messages In This Thread

Fluorescent lights
Dale Frolander -- 1/14/2001, 4:03 am
This came up on another forum...
Brian Nystrom -- 1/16/2001, 11:43 am
Re: Wash it well
Shawn Baker -- 1/15/2001, 12:31 pm
Re: Fluorescent lights
Paul G. Jacobson -- 1/14/2001, 7:08 pm
Re: Fluorescent lights
skip -- 1/14/2001, 1:21 pm
Re: Fluorescent lights
Lars Durban -- 1/14/2001, 12:41 pm