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Mercury Vapor Bulbs

iturnrocks Aug 27, 2003 10:24 PM

I only recently read about Mercury Vapor Bulbs and they sounded pretty cool, but cost like $80. I was shocked and amazed to see them for $35 today at BAH. I think I will be integrating one of these into my turtle tank.

I saw 3 kinds today-

Capture the Sun MV bulb
Active UVHeat MV lamp
Powersun UV MV lamp

Anyone have any idea on the differences? since there is a $15 difference between the Active UV and the Capture the sun.

Thank you.
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iturnrocks Aug 27, 2003 10:55 PM

After doing more research on the MV bulbs, im seeing some people concerned that they may give off too much UVB. Any thoughts on that?
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