Sorry ...but then again commonsense can’t always be convenient... this forum and others like it sre about creating a space for like-minded individuals to share experiences and information but more importantly these forums in some cases are the main source of information for new turtle owners...
So listen this is actually very simple to say that we know something separates it from something that maybe we feel strongly about or strongly agree with or think it’s perhaps an interesting concept warranting further examination… It’s one thing to offhandedly and brazenly say ,” I know for a...
@Markw84 ,I must apologize for my apparent offensive language...never did I intend to insinuate anything “willfully “damaging was occurring ...I was simply countering your point ,which while very interesting (which I believe I said multiple times)isn’t supportable with any hard data... My term...
Caren Arsenault (Hagen Customer Service Rep)7/24/2018
Dear Blake,
Please see the reply I received back from our Reptile Product Specialist:
"Jury is still out. There has been no truly comprehensive study made on how much UV (A or B) is reflected or blocked from penetrating the water...
Super glue ,particularly the thicker gel veriaty is not only safe ,but cures in water and is used as in if the preferred methods of attaching aquatic plants to objects such as rocks or drift wood to encourage root binding to these surfaces ...any substance imaginable can have its levels...
So obviously I was being a little sarcastic before in regards to the absolute manner in which it was asserted that UV light would have e no problem penetrating to the bottom of a “clean”aquarium...but I was truly intrigued by the theory and the fact that part of said theory was supported by the...
So just a heads up:I’m by no means finished with my research but In a scan of roughly ten different sites I have found nothing but information in direct conflict with the idea that artificial UV penetrates to the bottom of the tank,but it occurs to me now that you didn’t say artificial I just...
This is interesting info as far as natural sunlight is concerned but I’m not sure it jives with what we know about the vast inferiority of artificial UV versus sunlight...but if this is accurate and mind you IF ( it’s the only time ever that I’ve ever heard this posited in reference to...
I mean not more than a few inches from everything I’ve read and that’s natural solar uvb...to say that uvb penetrates water in a captive environment, it would have to match natural outdoor solar potency and I know of no way to accomplish this with readily available lighting options...in fact...