I have two Solar Raptor lights. 1 in my RT tank, Martha, & one in my Sully's, Harper.
Marthas- 12 inches from her shell to the light & reading 140. The bulb is at an angle so that does lower the reading- Humidity is 40% in hide she is by & drops to 25% directly under the Solar light. Temp is 95 under this light & there is a CHE next to it to provide heat.
Harper- 10" from top of her to light reading 120. It is at a bit more of an angle which diminishes it a bit. If it was straight down it comes in at 160 in the center of the beam. A CHE is the silver fixture next to it. Humid hide is 79% rest of tank ranges from 85 to 50%. The 50% is directly under the CHE in the center of the Solar Raptors rays. It is a little higher when I spray down the ground there.
The secondary light I have in here is a 160w Powersun that is 6 mnoths old. Mostly used for heat at this end. It is the same distance & reads at 40.
Outside reading for reference
All & all I am very pleased with this light system. I need to tweak it a bit in Harpers enclosure to get better readings, but that is not the bulbs fault. A little expensive to set up at first but replacement bulbs are comparable to a Power Sun. I did not have a base reading for my Powersun brand new. Got my meter a few months latter, but the best reading I got then was 60.
Marthas- 12 inches from her shell to the light & reading 140. The bulb is at an angle so that does lower the reading- Humidity is 40% in hide she is by & drops to 25% directly under the Solar light. Temp is 95 under this light & there is a CHE next to it to provide heat.
Harper- 10" from top of her to light reading 120. It is at a bit more of an angle which diminishes it a bit. If it was straight down it comes in at 160 in the center of the beam. A CHE is the silver fixture next to it. Humid hide is 79% rest of tank ranges from 85 to 50%. The 50% is directly under the CHE in the center of the Solar Raptors rays. It is a little higher when I spray down the ground there.
The secondary light I have in here is a 160w Powersun that is 6 mnoths old. Mostly used for heat at this end. It is the same distance & reads at 40.
Outside reading for reference
All & all I am very pleased with this light system. I need to tweak it a bit in Harpers enclosure to get better readings, but that is not the bulbs fault. A little expensive to set up at first but replacement bulbs are comparable to a Power Sun. I did not have a base reading for my Powersun brand new. Got my meter a few months latter, but the best reading I got then was 60.