SunForce Mercury Vapor Bulbs by Big Apple Pet Supply.

[Jlant85]

So far the only Mercury Vapor bulb i know that has a 70 watts is the SunForce Mercury Vapor sold by Big Apple Pet Supply. I wanted a lower wattage Mercury Vapor for my close chamber enclosure for my upcoming hatchlings. The 100 watts brings up the heat up to 110+ for the basking area and im afraid that it does get too hot. I want to get the 70 watts to bring down the temp a little. My question is, has anybody use this product before. i know Big Apply Pet supply is very reputable reptile supply store but i just want to hear from you guys. Pros and Cons would be nice. ^_^v Thank you for your time.

 

[Jlant85]

 

[mikeh]

Again, the Sunforce 70watt MVB pulls 140watts and gives out more heat then 100watt MVB such as Zoomed Powersun or MegaRay. The source is an independent test done by a member at another forum measuring wattage output of different MVBs using voltage/watt meter.

 

[Jlant85]

@mikeh Yeah thanks bro. ill just get the name brand like usual. I just have to find a way to rig my enclosure so it doesn't heat up the basking area so much. Just out of curiosity, anybody ever tried rigging the MVB with a dimmer switch to tone down the heat?

 

[mikeh]

Um no, UVB lights are not to be used on dimmers. UVB output would be greatly reduced or fully eliminates.