Can’t afford $$$ uvb meter, check this out
Posted: Sat Jun 22, 2019 4:56 pm
Hey dudes, i have one of these to measure and set height on my uvb tubes:
It works great, but price is $$$ for some people. So @chiefrunningphist on riu asked me to buy one of these (free app for i-phone/android), and compare to my meter:
Here is one of crp’s posts explaining his rationale:
I tested it under a single 4’ tube of these:
I let my light warm up for 15 mins, then ran the meters side-by-side, here’s what i got:
Line-of-best-fit (plug target uW/sq cm as “x”, tells you target UV Index value):
It works great, but price is $$$ for some people. So @chiefrunningphist on riu asked me to buy one of these (free app for i-phone/android), and compare to my meter:
Here is one of crp’s posts explaining his rationale:
I tested it under a single 4’ tube of these:
I let my light warm up for 15 mins, then ran the meters side-by-side, here’s what i got:
Line-of-best-fit (plug target uW/sq cm as “x”, tells you target UV Index value):