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UltraLux MVB's

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TheClassyLizard

Never even heard of them before. So far I've tried the ZooMed Powersuns. In my opinion the best for the money, T-rex Active UVB. They are a little more money but seem just as good or possibly even better. Got pretty much the same results with the Powersuns just strength of light between the two I don't know. Capture The Suns Claims to be stronger then both, but seemed to burn out faster for me, and a lot more problems (Not sure if they are stronger anyway. Companies can claim anything) They have a double arc not exactly sure how that effects the bulbs or makes it any stronger, but they sure burnt out faster. Natures Zone High Noon. Tried these not sure about the strength of them, I believe they claim about half the strength of the first three, and they seemed a little more cheaply made. Had a few get too hot and separate from the screw part. Plus the few I bought were oddly shaped like an oval. I believe they offer both shapes. The regular flood type and these globes or oval. I got the wrong kind for my fixture and it was too long, so I had to hang the fixture so they would not rest on the screen. Oh then there is the Solar Brite brand. In my opinion not worth the box it's shipped in. Just problems all around ordered three and two were messed up, and the company is just like non existent for replacements it seemed. From what I heard from a friend with a uvb meter it gives off less then zoo-med repti-sun strip lights anyway. You could try these new ones you found, and let us know how they are. Or for the same price for a Powersun at reptiledirect, or a few bucks more for t-rex Active UVB, Two brands I found to be made the best, and offer the best warranties (Powersuns warranty basically provides you with a bulb for one year. If the one you bought blows in 4 months the replacement is warranted to last the remainder 8, if that replacement blows in 4 the next is for 4, get the picture Save your receipts if you use these) and get what has been found by most using these type of lighting to be the best available so far. All this is just what I've personally found out, and the results that I got from using the different brands, and I was open to trying them all to find the best ones. I've been using these bulbs for almost 2 years now without any problems with the dragons. If anything i found them to be better then any strip light around. With using them I suggest giving the dragon a shaded spot to get out of the light when they are ready too. Sorry so long just wanted to give you the info I found when I looked into the different brands.
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Mystical Dragons

I ordered the Powersun (should be here today), but found this other bulb by accident and had never heard of it.
Thanx for all the valuable info..
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TheClassyLizard

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