Mercury vapour bulbs??

[cacoonkitty]

H has anyone used m.v.bulbs before??, whats a good brand to use that gives of good levels of uva and uvb rays?? aswell as heat, i have been leaning towards the power suns as they seem to be a good brand, any info on how long they last befoe changeing needed and if they are efficient at heating quite a large enclosure ect ect??

[sarahking20]

i have been using the solar glo bulbs in my cham vivs. they are great.
i would only recommend them in large enclosures as they give off a lot of heat.
mine is in a 3x2x2 viv and the basking area is 100f.

[Jack Stiles]

Megaray brand bulbs are the best uv spots for sale in my opinion. Plus they're all tested before leaving the factory.

[jaf2212]

I would say go for the Megaray as well, the powersun are £25 dearer in my local shop than the Megarays.

Other option is to look at the Metal Halide Lamps, Megaray are due to release these soon

[Scally Samurai]

I used the powersun 100w with my first beardies and had no problems with it and i us the solar glo 125w in my uros viv, only problem is you can't stick it on a dimmer stat

[cacoonkitty]

thanks guys,thats great...but keep em coming tho the more info the better as there isnt much info on these around, i will check some of thos other brands outas they sound good. so does having a mercury v.b mean that i wouldnt need to have a uva /b strip bulb then or should i use one aswell?? or is it ok on its own? like a sort of an all in one?? its for my juvenile male fijian iggy that i will be getting in a few weeks so i want it spot on and really nice for him. the enclosure is quite large around 4 feet long and 4 foot high and 2.5 wide i have made it so i can increas the size if he needs it as he grows just by moving the floor down one level as i have fitted little stoppers so the floor just slids in, its 6 foot high to the ground so there is lots of room to make the viv bigger, has any one an idea how oftern the bulbs should be changed ? im looking at getting a 100w or 125 w depends on brand and higher when the viv gets bigger.

[suez]

Originally Posted by cacoonkitty

thanks guys,thats great...but keep em coming tho the more info the better as there isnt much info on these around, i will check some of thos other brands outas they sound good. so does having a mercury v.b mean that i wouldnt need to have a uva /b strip bulb then or should i use one aswell?? or is it ok on its own? like a sort of an all in one?? its for my juvenile male fijian iggy that i will be getting in a few weeks so i want it spot on and really nice for him. the enclosure is quite large around 4 feet long and 4 foot high and 2.5 wide i have made it so i can increas the size if he needs it as he grows just by moving the floor down one level as i have fitted little stoppers so the floor just slids in, its 6 foot high to the ground so there is lots of room to make the viv bigger, has any one an idea how oftern the bulbs should be changed ? im looking at getting a 100w or 125 w depends on brand and higher when the viv gets bigger.

you should go for the mega ray then they are great in big enclosures and last a lot longer than the power suns you dont need extra uv its all combined in one bulb.i got mine from america as at the time you couldnt get them here.here is the link you can check it out Welcome To ReptileUV - Mega-Ray® UVB lamps for reptile lighting worldwide

[cacoonkitty]

cool thanks, they sound pretty good, i will be emailing them shortly about what one they think is best for my needs and reptile type ,enclosure ect ect, how much are they?? i couldnt see a price .

[jennibob]

How long do megaray last for,

I have one in my top viv and just bought one for my second viv, (they are realy big enclosures)

[Me001]

Sorry to hijack the thread but I have two beardies who i am thinking of splitting up around christmas/new year

I will be doing a 4x2x2 stack

Could i use 1 of these in each?