Finnex Planted Plus True 24/7 + HLC Aquarium LED Light, Automated Full Spectrum Fish Tank Light, True 660nm Deep Red Plant LEDs, 20 Inch, (HLC-20)

This light is fantasticI live in the UK and have a tank with the fluval planted 3 on and its a good light but wanted something different for my 70 litre shrimp tank, I always heard good things about finnex from people across the pond so I took a chance and purchased the planted 24/7.Well I'm glad I didOnly downside is the brackets could be better quality but still ok and the light is fantastic and growing my plants well without co2.Highly recommended and would not hesitate to purchase another one.

I purchased one of these at the beginning of December and this is a very poor quality product, in my opinion, I'm afraid to say. For the £75 I paid at the time they could have done a much better job from a design perspective.First of all, setting up the device so that it automatically changes the light intensity at different times of the day is a challenge. There is a built-in default mode that did work but if for any reason you turn off the device by the plug you appear to have to set up the whole thing again and the procedure isn't obvious so do not lose the manual! The timer is based on 3hour slots -12 am, 3 am, 6 am, etc. If it is 4:30 pm you have to choose either 3 pm or 6 pm and go with that. If you're happy to have this chosen light intensity all day long then that's fine and is a one-button press otherwise you have to go back into setup again to set the closest time.Also, I live in the UK and this came with a non-UK adapter so make sure you have a UK conversion adapter to hand.To top all this off after a while I noticed that condensation was getting inside the device which then started to grow mould behind the plastic glass. The device is sealed in such a way that water can get in but you can't, so cleaning or drying it out isn't really possible. In the end, the water eventually caused something to go pop in the device which smoked and it was dead.To be fair on Amazon when I contacted them they offered me a refund on the spot so very happy with Amazon customer service as usual on the very rare occasions that I have an issue.On a positive note, the LED's themselves are very bright and the different intensities they use are very good, my goldfish loved it but it is just a shame that it is a nightmare to control easily and isn't watertight.In conclusion for the price, I would see if there is something better and cheaper out there. Personally, I'm going for either a single LED light intensity and use a smart plug to turn it off at configurable times via the phone or buy some waterproof LED strip lighting and use a shelly RGBw2 device to control it (again via the phone) for about £20-£30 all in. I have used these number of times elsewhere in my house and they are great.