NICREW Clip-on Planted Aquarium Light for Fish Tank

This little light was exactly what I was looking for. It's been running great for a few months now, so I wanted to review it. I have it on an aqueon 6 gallon frameless cube, and for those dimensions (about 12") it's perfect. Plants are growing great, not too much light as to cause algae outbreak. I have some floating plants that diffuse it a bit. I run it on 100% for most of the day. The controller was easy to program following the included instructions. I love the sunrise and sunset feature. No timer needed was my big purchasing factor. You can't beat the price on this for what it does. If you have a planted nano tank, this is what you want! I'll be getting a second for my next tank. I run a nicrew filter on this as well and it works great!

Perfect! I love that I can set when it comes on and of. I love that it gradually comes on and goes off, just like the sun. I love that I can determine how much red/blue and white light is used. I love that it stays in the memory even if the power goes out for hours. I'm really half with this purchase. The only thing I am not loving is the way it attaches to the glass, but it's a minor dislike, nothing that would prevent me from recommending it. My plants are doing great under it as well

2 months in and the light still perform nicely. Overall great light . Powerful , easy to program and clean look

04/24/2023: UPDATE! Just received my 2nd light and it works perfectly. I am so happy! I included a photo of my phone light vs the aquarium light to show how bright it is. Its perfect for my planted guppy tank. It’s small/compact, but bright/powerful and can lay directly on the tank lid or it can be clipped on the side/back. The clip is a little snug around the black plastic trim rim of my 10 gallon tank. I would say that for me this was definitely worth the price and very affordable in comparison to some bigger name brands. Also very fast delivery! This 2nd light is a 5/5, but I’m still giving a 4/5 just because my 1st light didn’t work and I have to return it. 04/22/2023: I’m sad to say that straight out of the box, it didn’t work at all. It’s like it’s getting no power at all. I tried holding the buttons down like the instructions say, that did not work. I pushed all the buttons, nothing. I will be sending this back and purchasing a second one. My sister has this same light on her 30 gallon planted aquarium and it has worked extremely well. Her plants and guppies thrive. I am hoping to achieve the same thing with my own planted guppy tank so I really want this light to work for me, it’s extremely affordable. *IF/WHEN* it works, it’s definitely worth the price when compared to some of the bigger name brands. I will write another review or an update on this one when I receive my second light.

I have been using the NICREW Aquarium Clip-on Light for over a week now and am very impressed with it. The light is very bright for its compact size and is able to illuminate a pretty large aquarium. It easily attached to the side of my aquarium and took all of a minute to install. The two modes are great and the location of the built-in controller is especially handy. Overall, the light is bright, simple, and effective. I am very happy with it and would recommend the product to anyone searching for a new aquarium light. Also, NICREW has SPECTACULAR customer service, with helpful and kind representatives.

Really surprised with the adjustability of the timer settings and the light output for both types of leds. Hard to beat for the money. Definitely recommend this light. ***Update one month in, finding the light will shut off and turn on during the day and also flickers. Now I'm questioning the quality of the light.

It’s quality but basic light. Note that the red and white LEDs cannot be dimmed independently, which severely limits color customization. Better opt for Seaoura if looking for a 24/7 day cycle light on a nano tank at this price point

I had the older model of this light for about two years and recently decided to spring for the new one. The price didn't increase dramatically at all, but it gained the timer and day/night cycle features. The old light still works, too, but I love that this new model doesn't require a separate timer. I keep shrimp in a 6-gallon cube, so the slow ramp up in brightness is great for minimizing spooking. I also really like that I can customize the blue-ness and brightness of the twilight lighting, since I'm not a huge fan of some lights' bright blue moonlight. You can do the same for the daylight lighting, but I left that alone for my live plants. So far this light keeps time very accurately and has been a great set-it-and-forget-it addition to my many tank lights. It's a great deal for the price, in my opinion.

Good quality love it

I got a betta fish recently and a pre-owned aquarium - 3.5gallon. It came with a tiny LED light that was also half broken and only on and off for white and blue light. I was looking for one with a automatic sunrise-sunset timer at a reasonable price that would be suitable for this size of a tank. After days of research on both USA and Canadian Amazon - this came out to be by far the best value and functionality. It does the timer, it has a manual mode and you can set the brightness for each mode - it's absolutely fantastic product! The small tank I have only needs 5% intensity for the blue light at night and only about 10% for the daytime - so it has a huge potential. No live plants here so it doesn't have to be so bright. I will post some photos and update after some time of use. I recommend this to others for small tanks of the 3.5-5 gallons depending on their shape as it's narrow.

Excelente

Writing after using it for few months. Just go for it. It's best.

Excellent produit et il est possible d’ajuster l’éclairage et de mettre un programme. Utilisé sur mon aquarium Fluval. Je n’ai plus de problème d’algues.