Habitat - Indoor :: bulb or bulbs or bulbes

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Post Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 9:20 pm   bulb or bulbs or bulbes

how long does your uv bulbs last? my uvb just flickered and went out on me. i only had it for like 2 weeks.
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Post Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 10:23 pm   

I don't know what you're using but I use the TRex Active UV combo bulb. It flickers and goes out. 10 min later it'll come back on. Both my bulbs on both my tanks do that a couple times a day. I think they just overheat or something. Let it cool down and see if it comes back on.
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Post Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 1:21 pm   

The mercury vapor bulbs do need to be cooled down if they go off (even if you turn them off and then try to turn them on). The instructions that come with the T-Rex are specific about doing this.
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Post Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 8:50 pm   

damn. i already threw it out and bought another one.
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Post Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 9:25 pm   

idea, dont use those, use the 77 cent 4 pack you get at wal-mart, i just went through my 1st one after 5 days, but its because the lamp fell off and almost caused a fire on my bed.
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Post Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 10:40 pm   

jeggy wrote:damn. i already threw it out and bought another one.


yep, I did that the first time too :oops: Then I read the instruction booklet that came with the next one I bought...
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