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I mentioned in a previous post about using a reptile heat mat to propagate
seeds, they are coming along great. My question is I have a 3 foot UV tube, would this be OK to place over the top of the seed trays so they get sunlight? My window sills are full and its still too cold for what I am trying to grow to place them outside just yet. Thanks once again Titch |
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I have a 3 foot UV tube,
THREE feet? I've never seen one! You'd be better off with a simply daylight flourescent tube. ------------------------------------------ The Hemyock, Devon, UK branch of The Residents Appreciation Society. http://english.aljazeera.net |
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"Titch" wrote in message ... I mentioned in a previous post about using a reptile heat mat to propagate seeds, they are coming along great. My question is I have a 3 foot UV tube, would this be OK to place over the top of the seed trays so they get sunlight? My window sills are full and its still too cold for what I am trying to grow to place them outside just yet. It is not UV which is required for photosynthesis, but a good balance between the red and the blue components of the light. A daylight fluorescent tube is OK, but you will have to suspend it just a few inches above the seedlings, otherwise they will become leggy. Franz |
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Titch wrote in message ... I mentioned in a previous post about using a reptile heat mat to propagate seeds, they are coming along great. My question is I have a 3 foot UV tube, would this be OK to place over the top of the seed trays so they get sunlight? My window sills are full and its still too cold for what I am trying to grow to place them outside just yet. Thanks once again Titch Hi again Its a 3 foot tube UV light the sort you see in reptile tanks. I used to keep water dragons which require these light on for 12 hours per day to get their nutrients. Just wondered if this type of thing could replace sun as I haven't any space left. My house looks like a pot plant from the outside with leaves out of every window. Dont ya just luv gardening lol Thanks Titch |
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from "Titch" contains these words: I mentioned in a previous post about using a reptile heat mat to propagate seeds, they are coming along great. My question is I have a 3 foot UV tube, would this be OK to place over the top of the seed trays so they get sunlight? My window sills are full and its still too cold for what I am trying to grow to place them outside just yet. No. UV tubes are of little value for anything except for illuminating fluorescent materials. -- Rusty Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar. http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
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Titch wrote in message ... Titch wrote in message ... I mentioned in a previous post about using a reptile heat mat to propagate seeds, they are coming along great. My question is I have a 3 foot UV tube, would this be OK to place over the top of the seed trays so they get sunlight? My window sills are full and its still too cold for what I am trying to grow to place them outside just yet. Thanks once again Titch Hi again Its a 3 foot tube UV light the sort you see in reptile tanks. I used to keep water dragons which require these light on for 12 hours per day to get their nutrients. Just wondered if this type of thing could replace sun as I haven't any space left. My house looks like a pot plant from the outside with leaves out of every window. Dont ya just luv gardening lol Thanks Titch PS. Found some info on the tube C&P below, Thanks Repti Glo Desert UV Tube 8.0 - 15W 18" / 45cm A purpose made reptile Ultraviolet light, ideal for lighting terrariums and vivariums for reptiles and plants from desert areas, supplies 33% UVA and 8% UVB. Promotes essential Vitamin D3 synthesis, required by many reptiles to utilize the calcium in their diet, stimulates appetite, activity and reproductive behaviour. Recommended for reptiles with a high UV requirement e.g. Bearded Dragons, Tegus, Chameleons, Desert Iguanas, Uromastyx, Monitors. |
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from "Titch" contains these words: I mentioned in a previous post about using a reptile heat mat to propagate seeds, they are coming along great. My question is I have a 3 foot UV tube, would this be OK to place over the top of the seed trays so they get sunlight? My window sills are full and its still too cold for what I am trying to grow to place them outside just yet. No. UV tubes are of little value for anything except for illuminating fluorescent materials. -- Rusty Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar. http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
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Titch wrote in message ... Titch wrote in message ... I mentioned in a previous post about using a reptile heat mat to propagate seeds, they are coming along great. My question is I have a 3 foot UV tube, would this be OK to place over the top of the seed trays so they get sunlight? My window sills are full and its still too cold for what I am trying to grow to place them outside just yet. Thanks once again Titch Hi again Its a 3 foot tube UV light the sort you see in reptile tanks. I used to keep water dragons which require these light on for 12 hours per day to get their nutrients. Just wondered if this type of thing could replace sun as I haven't any space left. My house looks like a pot plant from the outside with leaves out of every window. Dont ya just luv gardening lol Thanks Titch PS. Found some info on the tube C&P below, Thanks Repti Glo Desert UV Tube 8.0 - 15W 18" / 45cm A purpose made reptile Ultraviolet light, ideal for lighting terrariums and vivariums for reptiles and plants from desert areas, supplies 33% UVA and 8% UVB. Promotes essential Vitamin D3 synthesis, required by many reptiles to utilize the calcium in their diet, stimulates appetite, activity and reproductive behaviour. Recommended for reptiles with a high UV requirement e.g. Bearded Dragons, Tegus, Chameleons, Desert Iguanas, Uromastyx, Monitors. |
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from "Titch" contains these words: I mentioned in a previous post about using a reptile heat mat to propagate seeds, they are coming along great. My question is I have a 3 foot UV tube, would this be OK to place over the top of the seed trays so they get sunlight? My window sills are full and its still too cold for what I am trying to grow to place them outside just yet. No. UV tubes are of little value for anything except for illuminating fluorescent materials. -- Rusty Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar. http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
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Titch wrote in message ... Titch wrote in message ... I mentioned in a previous post about using a reptile heat mat to propagate seeds, they are coming along great. My question is I have a 3 foot UV tube, would this be OK to place over the top of the seed trays so they get sunlight? My window sills are full and its still too cold for what I am trying to grow to place them outside just yet. Thanks once again Titch Hi again Its a 3 foot tube UV light the sort you see in reptile tanks. I used to keep water dragons which require these light on for 12 hours per day to get their nutrients. Just wondered if this type of thing could replace sun as I haven't any space left. My house looks like a pot plant from the outside with leaves out of every window. Dont ya just luv gardening lol Thanks Titch PS. Found some info on the tube C&P below, Thanks Repti Glo Desert UV Tube 8.0 - 15W 18" / 45cm A purpose made reptile Ultraviolet light, ideal for lighting terrariums and vivariums for reptiles and plants from desert areas, supplies 33% UVA and 8% UVB. Promotes essential Vitamin D3 synthesis, required by many reptiles to utilize the calcium in their diet, stimulates appetite, activity and reproductive behaviour. Recommended for reptiles with a high UV requirement e.g. Bearded Dragons, Tegus, Chameleons, Desert Iguanas, Uromastyx, Monitors. |
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In article , Jaques d'Alltrades writes: | The message | from "Titch" contains these words: | | I mentioned in a previous post about using a reptile heat mat to propagate | seeds, they are coming along great. My question is I have a 3 foot UV tube, | would this be OK to place over the top of the seed trays so they get | sunlight? My window sills are full and its still too cold for what I am | trying to grow to place them outside just yet. | | No. UV tubes are of little value for anything except for illuminating | fluorescent materials. And boosting the skin's vitamin D production in the winter :-) Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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I mentioned in a previous post about using a reptile heat mat to propagate seeds, they are coming along great. My question is I have a 3 foot UV tube, would this be OK to place over the top of the seed trays so they get sunlight? My window sills are full and its still too cold for what I am trying to grow to place them outside just yet. Blimey . . . I never thought I'd see someone with this idea. I have just done exactly the same thing with an old heat mat I had for a cane toad and some salamanders. The patio chillis and sweetcorn just shot up when I put the mat under them. It seemed to work as an antidote to the "spring" weather, which seems to have been holding everything back here up North . . .. I doubt whether a UV tube would be any good, but as you've got the fitting, just replace it with a normal 'white' fluorescent tube - job's a good 'un, perfect for seedlings of all description. Andy |
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