Finnex Planted+ 24/7 LED KLC Aquarium LED Light, Controllable Full Spectrum Fish Tank Light, 24 Inch

The light is very nice, but I'm new to aquarium lighting but really love the functions.. The lightning effect is really just like a strobe light, but the colors are so fun. With this second version you can change the colors up for your times and do a custom 24/7, which makes it really fun to play with.. I wanted more light down time, so I was able to do that with this light.. I made a cool orange sunrise with a cooler blueish/purple like sunset.. The remote is a bit clunky to use and honestly could be simplified a bit.. Press this, wait for blinking lights, press that.. If you lose the instructions that could be bad if you wanted to try different functions out over time. I'm sure one is a available online somewhere.. My plants are doing great with this light but with more light I have to supplement more Seachem Excel for bio carbon.. I do not have a C02 setup so using Excel keeps the algae at bay. My snails dont seen to mind the uptick in algae I do have nor do my numerous shrimp that continue to multiply. The blueish purple makes the red POP, and looks amazing!

This light is bright and covers all spectrum necessary to grow nice aquatic plants. The extra functions are pretty cool. Spent the first hours just playing with the thunderstorm function, yes that's an actual function on this lighting system, and its pretty cool. Its sleek and fits nicely on my 26 gallon bf. It's definitely worth it and will purchase another one when I set up another tank. Only down side is the remote has an option where you have to press each button twice, I understand the reasoning behind it but its a bit annoying, but its not trouble some enough to cost it any stars.

Let me start by saying, I am more than happy with this light. I can already tell the difference in the growth rate of my aquarium plants since installing this light. The settings are quite easy to figure out, and the remote is a bonus. The only issue I have with this light is when it comes to the user-defined color programming on the 24/7 cycle. When using the pre-programmed cycle, the light worked as described with a break from 3 am until the light turns back on at 6 am. When I run the light using the custom settings option, the lights go off at 3 am but are right back on about five minutes later, not allowing any downtime at all. I am not sure if this is something with the unit I received, or if it across the board as I have not heard back from the manufacturer regarding my e-mail. In the end, I was able to overcome this by setting the 6 am setting to off, which begins the cycle shortly after 6, and allows for it to stay dark from the time I set for it. Other than that issued, I could not be happier with the light, though it has only been around a month I have had it. I will update this review if the need arises.

I ordered this product a day ago because the light that I initially purchased with my 30 Gallon aquarium was not strong enough to support some of the plants I was trying to grow at the bottom of my tank (24 inches high). I purchased this Finnex light on word of mouth from a co-worker. The light arrived today and there is a noticeable improvement in not just the tank lighting, but also in how my fish behave. My Tetras are swimming around the water much more confidently.I was a bit worried that the feet would not fit around the plastic rim at the top of my aquarium, but that was no issue. The inner plastic bit for the feet is removable allowing the feet to rest on top of the rim.Programming the light was very easy. There are 8 time of day settings and the 24/7 cycle can be set with 3 button presses on the remote (batteries were included). Additionally there are 3 weather patterns you can change to on the fly as well as the nighttime setting. 4 additional button can be programmed with your own custom lighting, but for me the built in 24/7 cycle is exactly what I wanted.The power brick is a bit larger and goes to the side. It took a bit of re-working my power strip to accommodate it so be aware of that if purchasing.After seeing my tank lit up with this light there is no chance I will be buying anymore of the black plastic hoods with the cheapo LED light strips that I previously bought. I will be buying a Finnex for my next aquarium.