NICREW SkyLED Plus Aquarium Plant Light, 18-24

I have a 75 gallon and it’s 18 inches wide I found that for pretty much any light you need 2 for good coverage, even a fluval 3.0
I have to say I am impressed only thing that could make it better is a bluetooth control module 😁 or even a IR remote.

I could easily put 3 on this 75 as these lights are only 2.5 inches wide.

Anyways these lights are really pretty awesome and you can specify up to a 2 hour ramp up time for the sunrise/sunset and it shows the brightness percentage of each channel as it’s ramping up or down and its a nice smooth ramp up/down.

I have 7 fish tanks now and 4 of them have these lights. The programming ability is VERY cool. I have them all sync’ed (since you input the current time) and so they all act at the same time! On one, I even had to adjust the brightness down about 25% as algae was building up. Algae was nearly gone in a week and still has enough light for the plants. Great lights with the easy to use programmable remote. I don’t have a lot of experience with other brands but did get one of those Hygger ones with the 3 buttons, when my buddy gave me his whole setup. I’ve yet to research or read how to set it (LOL) and just guess about the time I want it to transition. Anyway, all my plants seem to be doing very well with this lighting.

An enhancement request… the wire frame extendy things that reach to either side of your tank are low to the water surface. I would like a set of wire frames that would put them about 6 to 8 inches OVER the tank. Not sure how they can engineer that cost effectively. What I did was pull them out, take it to my bench vise, and just bent them where I wanted… but that changes how they fit to the edge because of the bends.

One drawback, if I’m to nit-pick. We had some bad storms a few days ago and we lost power. When the power even glitches, these things reset their time to midnight (I think it was) but didn’t seem to lose any of the custom settings… But is that even a problem? Maybe future models could have a little backup battery supply for this sort of event. I’ve heard places like California can experience many brown-outs, so I imagine it can become tedious to have to always reset the time. Doesn’t happen often here, so no worries. So if power glitches at night, I guess it’s good to reset to midnight so all your tanks don’t suddenly come to life while you’re sleeping! LOL

Hope that helps. Get them, you won’t be disappointed!

I do like this aquarium light. It is bright, compact, and sleek-looking. It has made my plants grow faster and more colorful. Due to the way the directions are written, it can be very difficult to program the timer and light brightness. The directions are translated from another language into English, as they do not make sense and in a way, they are written backwards. Once you fumble through the directions for a few minutes, it should not be difficult to set. It just took a few attempts for me to get the settings right.

Also, the timer needs a battery backup in case of a power outage or if the light otherwise becomes unplugged. The remote loses all of its settings once the light loses power, even for two or three seconds, which means you have to program the light settings again. FOR THIS REASON, KEEP THE DIRECTIONS. DO NOT DISCARD THEM. Most likely you will need them again.

Overall a very good product. I have a closed hood so I taped the adjustable holders to the outside of tank. A great work around to tape it to side of tank. My hood ballast burnt out and I don’t want to buy a new tank so this was a perfect fix.

A serious aquarium hobbyist suggested this product to me. My old light burned out and he suggested instead of trying to replace it, I should buy this. I did and I was really happy about it. I can adjust the brightness and change from a pretty azure colour to bright white, and step the degree of brightness to suit the time of day. It seems well built and it arrived pretty quickly. It took me about 5 minutes to figure out how to scrap the old light and put the LED light in position in the old frame. As a bonus, I’ve been told that it will support growing real plants. We’ve had plastic up till now because the old light wouldn’t support real plant growth. Highly recommend this product and seller.

This affordable light is very bright for the price you’re paying. Definitely +1 for value. The tank I have it on is 16 inches deep for reference. To turn the light off you must hold down the “m” button in the middle for three seconds, unlike a conventional dedicated on/off switch. To add on, the build is quite sturdy, does not feel cheap.

The skyled plus (labeled SP in the attached photo) is a tad bit brighter compared to the classicLED PLUS (labeled CP). Both are more than adequate for growing plants 100%. I like how the skyled plus is dimmable, useful if you find it too bright for the fish or you’re experiencing algae growth due to the intensity. On the other hand, the classicLED plus is just on or off. For this reason I would pick the skyled plus over the latter. To add on, it is also nearly half the width of the classicLED plus, thus taking less room on top. Good for the minimalist look. The unit does get quite hot but nothing to be alarmed or concerned about.

Final rating: 9.5/10

I don’t have any complaints. Perhaps a built-in timer would be nice, but for the price point that’s asking for a lot!

This light is exactly what I needed! It puts off the perfect amount of light (and the colors look great) and I love the daytime/nighttime mode. The timer is relatively easy to set up if you follow the directions. The only con is if I lose power it resets to factory defaults, meaning the lights turn on in the middle of the night. Such a small problem though because at least it still comes on unlike other lights 🤷🏼‍♀️ I have two but plan on buying another for my third tank, and have already convinced my mom to get one too. 10/10 would recommend.