Kimbo's Reptile World

[wigwamman]

i think dazza does a decent job of replacing duff bulbs but the quality still seems dubious.2out of 4 of mine think they work at a disco.?

[Minty913]

Thats cool as long as it last's longer than 6 months ill be a happy man lol

[Alan1]

it isn't always the bulb, sometimes it's the bulb holder or the copper contact and - I've never experienced this but Ed says - it can also happen if you have another item on the same circuit. I had one case of the bulb not quite reaching the contact good enough

[SeeShell]

I've been really pleased with my megaray (so far). Had a real run of bad luck with Solarglos - 3 blew- and I got fed up of them!

[Beverley]

I have never had any problems with anything ordered from Darren, he is very helpful and the delivery is quick, I would recommend him to anyone

[Dazza]

Thanks for the support, its no secret lifes been tough recently and i did let things slip a little for a while, but i am back on top form now, pushing things forward.

We have teamed up with another company and will be adding some fantastic products to the range very soon.

Darren

[sarah]

Originally Posted by Minty913

What are the bulbs like? I have just ordered the 160w Mega-Ray from them as I’m fed up of changing the solar-glow every 3 to 4 months

I know my solarglows are under warranty for 6 months, send the old one back and a new one will be sent out.
I use solarglows i have about 6 running and they all last me longer than 6 months

[Alan1]

The thing about all the bulbs though is the UVB levels are not guaranteed, they are only guaranteed to light up for 6 months or 12 months depending what bulb it is. Solarglo provide "optimum levels of UVB" according to the box but it doesn't state anything specific. My last 2 Solarglos were 39uW/cm2 and 50uW/cm2, dropping down to only 20 after a few days - but they still light up so are not considered faulty

[NATURALIS]

Originally Posted by caledonia

The thing about all the bulbs though is the UVB levels are not guaranteed, they are only guaranteed to light up for 6 months or 12 months depending what bulb it is. Solarglo provide "optimum levels of UVB" according to the box but it doesn't state anything specific. My last 2 Solarglos were 39uW/cm2 and 50uW/cm2, dropping down to only 20 after a few days - but they still light up so are not considered faulty

that's a good point Alan !.

[Ozric Jonathan]

I think that 50 uW/cm2 is nowehere near enough for mediterranean species and that is a shocking rate of decay. With a Megaray you do get a really good output of UVB as long as you get one that actually works.

The other thing about UVB bulbs is thay often last a lot longer if used without a shade because of the extreme buid up of heat that you get at the base of the bulb when using a shade. The MVB lamps have reflectors inside them to direct the light anyway. Of course we still need a ceramic holder though.