160W Powersun Mercury Vapor UVB lamp by ZooMed

[zippo]

Hi, I just recently bought a ZooMed 160W Mercury Vapor UVB bulb and was wondering if it is bad for my Bearded dragon? He is dunnor and only 3 months old? My major concern is some spreading info about these lights causing bearded dragons to go blind? Any info would be greatly appreciated and he is in a 40gal breeder tank! Thank you...

 

[CooperDragon]

The Powersun bulbs are OK. They are powerful though so I wouldn't mount it any closer than 15'' above the basking spot. If you need additional heat with the MVB at that height, you can add a small ceramic heat emitter or regular basking bulb next to it at a height that gets the basking area to an appropriate temperature (100-110 or so).

 

[Drache613]

Moved by Moderator from ER to Enclosures

 

[zippo]

Yep, done and thank you again!

 

[AcceptableGeek]

How's the powersun 160 working out?

 

[zippo]

Its working out great but the heat is only around 92 degree Fahrenheit but thats the bottom of a 40 gal tank and I have placed giant Pond rocks for my beardies to climb and perch on!! that measure to be above 110!!

 

[AcceptableGeek]

I've got a 75g and I'm thinking of trying MVB when it's time to replace UVB.

 

[zippo]

Also, note that there are two phase of the light. When you turn it on, it will be yellow which then turns to white. I'm assuming, that's the UVB affect!!

 

[AcceptableGeek]

Yeah. Street lights use mvb. It takes them a minute to burn hot enough to reach max output. So I'd imagine it's very similar.