Question for Mega-Ray owners
Posted:
Thu Mar 01, 2007 3:42 amby Ario816
Hey peoples, new to the forum and already I have a question. I just recieved the Meg-ray SB 100 watt bulb. The thing is I need some advice on which clamp lamp or lamp fixture too buy for this.
My old fixture is too small and the bulb sticks out, making it impossible to put it on top of my screen.
Any Mega-ray owners here who can point me in the right directions????.
Posted:
Fri Mar 02, 2007 12:21 amby SpotsMama
Sorry, I don't know anything about this bulb.
Posted:
Fri Mar 02, 2007 12:52 pmby marisa
Welcome. For any mercury vapor bulb, you can go to a place like Home Depot or Lowes and buy a 10-inch brooder lamp (just a dome fixture with a socket) that has a ceramic base and is rated for 250 watts (this is good just in case you decide to buy a higher wattage UVB light in the future). This is somewhat cheaper than buying a fixture advertised specifically for reptiles. (I've used one for a few years now and it's worked fine). In another tank I'm using a 10-inch ESU dome fixture, also rated for 250 watts. It's working fine as well. Just find a fixture that has similar specs to the ones I mentioned. You need to hang the bulb vertically, so you need some sort of lamp stand (Zoo-Med makes them---if you get one, get the regular size, not the smaller size) or you need to fashion something of your own to hang the fixture from. I have one of the Zoo-Med stands for one tank, and I'm using a flag stand for another. They both work well.
Pay attention to the mfgr's instructions as to the distance the bulb needs to be from the basking area and check the temp of the basking area.