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JBL UV-Spot plus - meeting UV needs under the spotlight

Scientists in the department of Measurement and Laser Engineering at the University of Ulm were absolutely clear in expressing their criticism: "Lizards only get enough UV radiation when they are sticking directly on the terrarium lighting tubes!" This statement, made after the first tests of popular terrarium lighting tubes, was the incentive for the JBL Research Department to design a complete new series of tests on light sources for terrariums. The results were sobering: very good terrarium fluorescent tubes such as JBL SOLAR Reptil Sun are only suitable for shallow terrariums of max. 30 cm high. All deeper terrariums have to be fitted with a good UV spotlight in addition. The output of the new JBL SOLAR UV-Spot plus significantly improves the lighting conditions in higher terrariums: at a distance of 40 cm it produces almost the same amount of light as the sun at the Equator (tube 3,000 lux / JBL UV-Spot plus 70,725 lux / sun 100,000 lux). UV radiation from the spotlight is 250 times greater than from terrarium fluorescent tubes. The new JBL UV-Spot plus, now available as 100 or 160 Watt, provides the best results both for UV-A as well as UV-B radiation. With the JBL SOLAR UV-Spot plus, lighting engineering for UV-hungry terrarium animals has made a quantum leap. Coupled with its reliability, it is THE lighting for terrariums over 30 cm high.

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