This is a beautifully made light with multiple pre-set color options, and you can modify the light by channel (Red, Blue, or White) to make many, many more options. (Just note that there isn't a green channel - you can't make any yellow/green/teal colors.) The light output is, if you choose, nice and bright, or you can pick a lower setting if needed.The timer is simple - you have to set it during the actual time that you want it to come on every day, and you choose either 6, 8, or 12 hours of light. Also, if your power goes out, you will need to reset the timer the same way. The timer setting always includes 15 minutes of gradually coming to full brightness at the beginning or fading off at the end, which is nice.The light has a nice, tall riser that is adjustable in width. The size that I ordered is a nice fit for my 5 gallon tank.

I'm blown away!This light has SO much customization! Not just brightness, not just presets, but you can control and adjust the brightness/level of each color to fit exactly what you need. I have had a LOT of tanks over the years, and LOTS of different lights in different styles. The side metal pieces are actually taller than I'm used to, which I appreciate. I don't like having to have my lights touching any tank covers I have. I put this on my 125 gallon (excuse the algae, I need to cover the bottom half of the window behind it) and it lights up 2/3 of the tank wayyy better than the other lights I'd had over the sides. (I keep a shady side for the fish as they seem to appreciate the extra hidey area, I could probably center it and get almost all of the tank lit up) Can't wait to have my plants explode with this light. It also has a timer, which I need, because I don't have time to turn on all my tanks in the mornings before work. I LOVE this light.

This light is over my turtle tank.I have it set to about 50% brightness and it makes the tank look good.This light has lots of options, from what color you want to how long you want it one for.I have it over a 40 gallon breeder tank.I have other lights from this brand and I have been happy with all of them.

Great value light, this light will get the job done and is suitable for plant growth. The white, red and blue channels are fully adjustable making failing in your preferred setting easy. It has 3 timer modes or always on feature. Controller is self explanatory and works as expected. My only gripe is that the house and led lens are both plastic material. I wish the body was at least some type of metal but that is why it’s a better value then most. I recommend this light to anyone that is on a budget because you can achieve the same as an expensive light.Enjoy!

This is a great light. Sit across my 48 inch tank no problem. I like that you can have it flush to the glass, or hovering just above it a little bit on the brackets.V controller lets you change the amount of the different colors of Lites. You can add more red, white or blue, which is kind of patriotic. These different Spectrum’s help you control how much algae, or if you have plans, you can add more red light for them.I didn’t like the timing feature. It’s overly complicated for it to be said at a certain percentage. And not the easiest to figure out. It’s just not intuitive.I have another timer from a different company that let’s ramp up the time over the course of the day. So I’m just using this on full strength with the color profile I selected.For the price it’s a great light. The colors of my yellow and royal blue fish really pop in the tank.