HITOP Full Spectrum LED Aquarium Light – 32-40" Classic Fish Tank Light with Timer, Aquarium Plant Light with Stable Extendable Brackets (32-40in)

Very easy to install and bright

As a non-recovering Tankoholic. I own several different brands of lights from the Fluval 3.0 ,hygger 957 and everything from shop lights to outdoor spotlights. Every aquarium I have is heavily life planted deep substrate natural tanks. So I am hoping this very inexpensive light is worth at least what I paid for it and if it is worthy I may need a dozen more.So far at first use I can say light output is worthy of the price, I have no choice but to admit this light will grow low level light plants very well in a 1 foot tall tank. as far as longevity and durability I will comment on that in six months or sooner if it pukes out.The physical size of this light is much smaller than expected, which is nice for nano tanks. The light does come from the factory set up to be used on a rimless tank, The plastic clips with a lot of work can be removed to sit on glass top. I say a lot of work because I actually had to use two pliers to break the pieces of plastic apart.I would love to fall in love with this light if it continues to work as it does now for at least one year I should be happy after all it was a $14 light.As far as the build quality, it was a $14 light.So far do I like it at $14 yes I absolutely do, so far!One month update. The light has been working like a champ for a month now. Each of the LEDs are still working. My only complaint with this light so far would be the color, it is very white almost unnatural, but easy to remedy with a drop of red food coloring and a paintbrush. I give the glass aquarium top a light wash with a red Magic marker to help warm up the color palette. This greatly helped the looks of my CPD‘s and bloody Mary shrimp, Inside a heavily planted 10 gallon.So far still a good light for $14Two months on and still working just fine. This light (16”)is almost too bright for a 10 gallon. My bloody Mary shrimp glow like little red lightbulbs on my black Eco complete substrate. I’ve cut the light back too six hours a day and the plants are still going crazy.18 month update all of them are still working just fine, none of the LEDs have burned out on the five lights I am running. I am getting ready to buy a couple more of these for the plants I have growing out the tops of my aquariums, I have around 10 riparians set up full of house plants with the roots inside the aquariums.I am running a couple of these lights now in my fish room on my own timers they have been working flawless.Dollar for dollar I don’t think you can find a brighter light than this. Will it show off the colors of all fish of course not but it does what it does very well.

The media could not be loaded. For the price is amazing! I had no clue it could lit the whole tank (great for plants to grow) and even my room, making it a blue color. Feels like im under the water!Now for a minute I struggled turning the lights on, I kept pressing the timer and nothing until I looked at the red button, it needs to be on "I" not "O" for the lights to switch on. Just alittle advice if others struggle too.

Holy crap this thing is BRIGHT. My plants are loving it and growing super well. I needed a good budget light for my more high tech tank with CO2 and this has fit the bill perfectly. Only complaint is there's no built in timer so I needed to get a WiFi smart plug but I was getting some anyways so it was NBD.

The media could not be loaded. For the $12 I paid, it’s worth the money. It’s perfect for shallow tanks and gets down to the bottom of the tank. I do wish it had a dimmer. It’s either on or off no inbetween. It’s fairly skinny and small which is what I wanted for the tank which is 18x6x7.5. I do not think it would be great for deeper tanks however. The timer is 3,6,12 or 24 hours and does work however the cord is very short so I need to get an extension cord or longer outlet block. Reason for four stars instead of five - cord is too short, wish there was a dimmer or color changer. Other than that it’s great especially for $12. The clips are good for rimless tanks and fit perfectly but would not fit a tank with a rim so keep that in mind when buying. Over all very happy with it. I was aiming for a low cost planted tank and this light is perfectly cheap for it.EDIT after a few weeks of owning the light - there now there is rusting inside half of the light where my Aerator bubbles up a bit. It also has gotten very cloudy from being above the water. It is not waterproof by any means and does rust. To be honest the side that has the rust actually brings the color of my dragon rock out very well lol but I do not like the idea of it not being waterproof so I will be returning and getting something else. I also do not like that the timer does not have a 8 or 10 hour option because 12 was too long for my plants. I have to set it at 6 then after 6 I have to set it at 3. With that my plants like the light and are growing well but I will get something with a dimmer and better timer.

we got this for a small 5 gallon shrimp tank and we have plants and it seems to be working well! a strong bright light though not warm

Great for 10 gal tank and set timer

The timer is totally worthless. no way to set the timer so it just random. buy a light that has a proper timer that you can set. don't waste your money on this. If you turn the light at 2pm and set the 6 hour timer it will randomly turn off around 6pm' than turn back on in the middle of the night. Will ruin your tank and plants.