NICREW C10 Plants LED Aquarium Light, 36-48 in, 27 Watts, Full Spectrum Fish Tank Light with Timer, Day and Night Cycle, Brightness Adjustable

The search for a cost-effective light is very difficult. I was nervous buying this light, but I gave it a shot! A few months later, my plants are quite literally thriving. It took me less than 5 minutes to set the times how I wanted, and the instructions were very easy to read. I haven’t had an issue with the controls whatsoever. It’s very light in terms of weight, and very sleek/clean looking. Not bulky at all. I recommend using the daylight cycle setting and It’s amazing. Color options are great. Full transparency, i dropped about half of it while setting it up the first day (by my own fault) and it was totally unfazed. Works great to this day with no issues. My filter also splashes water up at it all day- no issues there either. I was also worried about my red plants losing their color, but as you can see by the pictures, they’ve gotten even more red!Overall, a 10/10 purchase that i don’t regret in the slightest! Definitely recommend.

I've tried other lights that are supposed to have a timer plus adjustable lights. They didn't have many options to control both separately. I finally decided to go with a product brand that hasn't let me down. Nicrew has good quality products, they helped me with any questions promptly and they stand behind all products for 1 year. NICREW HAS EARNED THIS FOREVER CUSTOMER. It doesn't happen often with all the other low quality garbage flooding the market.Don't waste your time with other brands. NICREW is the best!

For years, I put off buying a "fancy" aquarium light because they were too expensive and I was too cheap! But I started researching earlier this year and found that the Nicrew C10 was competitively priced and had good reviews, so I decided to give it a try. I am very happy that I did, this light has been great. My plant growth has been phenomenal, so much so that I have had to reduce the time of how long I leave on the light. It has variable brightness settings and timer, so you can adjust the brightness or the duration of run time. Seems pretty durable, I've had it for a couple months now. Of course, you need to clean it if you don't have a cover (the company suggests using a lid), but it looks great. The controller is really easy to understand once you get the hang of it, easy to read, and tucks away nicely.

Fast shipping. I always buy lights from this company. Every aquarium light I own it’s the same company. Excellent light great value for the money perfect for cube tanks. I have several of these lights and others from the same company. They all work perfect almost 2 years and counting.

Just got it today. Works well and the settings are nice, if not a little tedious to set up. You might want to clamp it down on the sides. The settings panel is heavy, very close to the light and hangs off the side of the tank. This pulls on the light and any bump to the light or the cord can push the light off its track. Already knocked it off twice (once into the water). Bit of a design flaw but the price makes up for it.

Why did you pick this product vs others?:A good bright light for my shrimp tank. Java moss and Pearl Weeds thrive using this light.

Really love this light because it is a great value and has everything I was seeking in a light. However, depending how you place this light, the control unit may be too close to the water. This was unexpected, because the overall power cord is over 6 feet long. In my case, I have provided a photo showing that with the light mounted to the top of my aquarium canopy, the control unit just barely extends out of the back of my canopy/back of my aquarium. In my case, I think this is just far away from my saltwater to prevent salt creep from forming on the controller. Also, if you use an aquarium canopy designed like mine, then the included brackets to suspend above aquarium will not work. My prior light was already attached to my canopy top, so we tied this light with coated wire to my canopy top's prior light's connectors (eye screws - not anything fancy). Setting the time was pretty straightforward, and the directions warn if you take too long on any particular field it will timeout. I did have that timeout happen to me during initial setup, but it wasn't a big deal to start over that part. I love that my fish only with live rock (FOWLR) saltwater aquarium turns on and off on its own without paying an arm and a leg for traditional saltwater aquarium lighting. When the light is on, at 100% blue and 100% white lights were too strong, too bright for my foxface and copperband butterfly fish hid. I tried bringing the light down to 75% but when I got all the way down to 50% then my copperband butterfly fish came out from hiding. I've also enclosed a photo of my saltwater aquarium. On the clip is some macroalgae for my foxface fish to eat, and having this good lighting designed for plants will help that to grow until my foxface eats it. This is a red gracilaria macroalgae which might be a little tough for my small foxface, but it looks nice and will absorb phosphates and nitrates from the water, should it grow out on the clip. The gracilaria is similar in texture to dragons tongue, but it is supposed to grow faster. I may move my clip further up to the light, esp since my fish hid until I brought the lighting down to just 50% intensity. I don't have space in my under-tank refugium for a planted area, so my clip is my only planted solution (for now). As long as salt creep doesn't form on the control unit, I expect this to last a long time as it is well made. Even if this light doesn't and needs replaced sooner, this light cost just 5% of what I just paid for a replacement light for my other bigger tank, a mixed reef aquarium using AI Hydro 64s... 5% is not a typo - this light from Amazon a GREAT value!! I have been using it a month now and I LOVE IT!!In case Amazon mixes my aquarium light with other similar products, this is my products description:NICREW C10 Plants LED Aquarium Light, 30-36 in, 20Watts, Full Spectrum Fish Tank Light with Timer, Day and Night Cycle, Brightness AdjustableI hope my review helps others

Works great on my planted tank. No need to spend big bucks on a name brand, this gets the job done!