NICREW ClassicLED Gen 2 Aquarium Light, 11 Watts, Dimmable LED Fish Tank Light with 2-Channel Control, White and Blue LEDs, Size 12 to 18 Inch

I'm about 2 years into being an Aquarist and received a 30 gal tank and supplies from a neighbor who hadn't used it in many years. It had one of those traditional black plastic hoods with bulged section for the fluorescent tube light. It was fine, I was just starting out and it didn't cost me much to start the hobby. I enjoyed it except the one annoyance of not being able to use a timer with a fluorescent light. So having to turn on/off all the time and sometimes being out my fish spent some time in the dark until I came home to put the light on. So my search began recently after seeing so may nice online pictures of pristine aquariums beautifully lit. I first searched for complete LED hood sets to replace what I had, but all seemed cheap with mixed reviews. Then started seeing these light bars for tanks and wondered how those work with hoods. Then progressed my search onto glass tops that fold and this light bar sit over one section. Not bad I thought. Ordered this light and glass top only to find the glass top is like a 1/16th too wide to sit inside the tank opening on the ledge. Damn! Then remembered my old tank hood actually separates from the Fluorescent light part and reveals a glass window. Well this light bar fits right over that perfectly and rests on the edge of tank with it's extendable support bars. WHAT A MAJOR TRANSFORMATION!!! It's like a new aquarium and I am newly enjoying the aquarium. Get rid of your fluorescents if you still have them! Wonderful brightness with blue mood settings, mix of white/blue, just white and dimmable as it says. So nice. So what about my timer dilemma? It has a 8, 10 and 12hr setting. So I set it one day expecting it to go off on its own. It does. But viola! It also comes back on again at the same time next day you turn it on prior day! So a complete timer all by itself now comes on at 11am and goes off by itself at 11pm, with no other plug-in timer needed. Want more?? Well how about this! It is fish friendly for those slow morning risers and nocturnal type fish, cause it comes on dim first then brightens to max on its own. Opposite at night with it going dim to blue for a while before shutting off. TOTALLY AWESOME!! LOVE IT!! and Highly recommend this product. Looks like good quality to me and longevity I can't say at this time. But I am super happy I bought this product!! Well designed and thought out. Has re-energized by aquarist hobby mood!

I love it, very bright and high quality for the money. 2 of the 18-24inch sets fit perfectly on my 55 gallon aquarium. Very aesthetically pleasing and I like that it’s flat, not curved like some lights out there. It has pretty bright white and blue lights with lots of settings, all work well. One thing I would want to change is, it doesn’t have an actual on/off switch, it just has different setting so I need to actually unplug it if I want it off. So far so good though. I just keep it on the lowest blue setting at night. Brackets were a bit difficult to put into the lights but it worked out well. Overall I give it a 4.5 out of 5. Very high quality but not completely perfect... in my opinion. Definitely worth the money and I would by from this brand again!

Update to previous review. After responding to the requested technical testing and submitting a video. Full refund was issued. And again, great tank light, my favorite. I just have bad luck with it. I can not recommend this product. Great light when it works, otherwise garbage. Folks, it simple to set up and use, bight lights, dimmed lights, timer and then one day nothing! No power, no reason, same power strip, everything else plugged in and working. But here's the absolute worst part: this seller will send you a 2 page long winded list of demands plus sending them a video to prove its not working. Really?! They think I have nothing better to do than make false claims about a product failing yet again. You insult your customer? This is a difficult seller and an unreliable product. I do not recommend this seller at all.

I’m a little torn on writing this review. This is my 3rd Nicrew light I have purchased. The first was the 18”-24” fresh water light. I loved it is beautiful and bright. Then I needed to replace a tube light in my crescent aquarium and the light was really disappointing and dim. I bought a 36” for my saltwater tank and it’s okay, but the 18” definitely out performs it on the brightness of the blue lights… a little disappointed with the main purpose was the blue light for my corals. So an okay product but I wish all of their lights performed as well as the 18”.

This light is excellent! The tank we bought came with a LED strip light that connects inside your tank and it lit the tank up sufficiently so we were considering sending this back. That was until we turned it on and WOW this is a great light. Fits perfectly on the 60gal and is customization. You can control the white and blue lights independently so you can achieve "that certain look" you are going for in your tank whether that is bright white or dimmed down to a softer white or even washed out to be more flat which brings out the greens and yellows more and then in the evening I have been adjusting the blue light to create a "sunset" if you will. From your bright white you can slowly kick up the blue and bring down the white by pressing the buttons and eventually go full blue but even further the blue can be dimmed very low almost like a "moonlight". I know most people probably won't go this far for their fish but the option is there. It is great light and says full spectrum so I look forward to seeing how the plants react. I have only had it for a few days as of this review but it is a great light. My only drawback is the light is so long that the thin metal bars that slide in and out that allow the light to stand just above the top are thin and flexible and given the light is so long it bows because of this. It is still above the glass and not touching but maybe want to consider using a sturdier metal housing for the light so it does not bend as easy. Also I would consider getting a remote to control the light remotely. It is not a huge deal walking to the tank to adjust the setting but I think a remote could help make the customization easier for users and more functional in general. The adjuster controls are simply three buttons so you have to play around with it at first to figure out but a remote I feel could really make this light over the top great. Other than that, it is a great light and I am very happy with it.