Metal Hilide or MVB? Info Needed

[NXSmiggy]

Just completed a 4x4x2 viv for my beardie and am looking into getting MBV or MH lighiting to reduce the need for UVB tubes.

Question is how high and what wattage should I put the Bulb at to ensure correct operation without damaging my beardie?

The viv will have multiple levels but still be open so light from the roof can hit the floor.

theres nothing in it ATM so the bulb can go anywhere togive him the best.

Brand new to these bulbs so All info much obliged guys

[simonb-uk]

i have been advised by cold blooded in rainham at these are the best of the best.....and powersun is the best one u can get......lasts for ages ans the uvb and uva doesnt loose its strength.

[Sam123ni]

Would I be right in thinking that the best MVBs are these?Mega Ray I've heard a lot of hype on the web about them- you should try looking them up- I certainly am.

[simonb-uk]

again asked the same question in the same shop and the respone was......"yes there good but there new and not as proven as powersun" he has both in his shop powersun a year old and still as intense....megaray only in 3 months......also i wud just look at the price difference you pay for what u get.....

[NXSmiggy]

Funny thing is ive been told the exact opposite, that the powersun loose intensity pretty quickley where as the mega ray keep it for alot longer.

anyone got any real life comparisons that dont need £10,00 woth of equiptment as several endanged species in a small zoo to work out lol

[simonb-uk]

im advice came from cold blooded reptile house in rainham....they use them in there and in the reserve centre down the road from them...6 Broadway Rainham, RM13 9YN
01708 630 135 http://www.coldbloodeduk.com..... just give them a ring or if ur local go see them...u wont find a place like it anywhere else!!!!!

[Sam123ni]

Originally Posted by simonb-uk

again asked the same question in the same shop and the respone was......"yes there good but there new and not as proven as powersun" he has both in his shop powersun a year old and still as intense....megaray only in 3 months......also i wud just look at the price difference you pay for what u get.....

Not that I want to start an argument here as you undoubtedly have more experience in this area than me, but almost every single article on the web points to the fact that Mega Ray are the longest lasting, most reliable, highest output and safest MVBs on the market. Apart from anything else, I would rather trust a hand made bulb made in Canada than a mass-produced one from China- but that's just my opinion.

[simonb-uk]

ok taken onboard....the "hand made in canada" may have just swung me round to the megaray......everyone is entitled to there opinion and i didnt even know about powersun and megarays myself till 2 weeks ago as my son only has a small viv and im about to build a huge one and went there for advise....i take ur advise on board and im going to do some reading up on megarays now thanks

[NXSmiggy]

good luck , can find loads of scientific crap about them but not much in the way of straight forward info about setups ect

[CWD]

mega ray bulbs are 100000000 times better then power sun bulbs !!!!