It's nice enough I thought I'd get a couple more for my other small tanks. At 29.99 it was a nice alternative but it went up 13.00 in 3 days and at that price I won't bother. For 24 dollars more I can get a finnex 24/7. At 42.99 they can keep it.

*Price just went back down to 29.89 and I bought 2 more.*

I bought this light as a replacement for the smaller Mingdak clip on light I bought a couple weeks ago. I am setting up a 10 gallon, heavily planted shrimp tank and didn't want to spend a ton. The 11-19" model just barely fit my 10 gallon, fully extended. You do have to be careful when getting the arms extended, they do not have stops on them and will come right out. Fortunately I read this in another review and was prepared (ie do not adjust over an open top tank!). It produces an amazing amount of light for what it is, really probably more than a 10 gallon needs but with all the plants and some floating, I think it will work nicely for my needs. The one little issue I see is that the brackets for the side of the tank are kind of bulky and with a glass top on the tank, they do not actually fit on the sides. I'm alright with it just resting on the edges so it's not a problem for me.

received this 2 days earlier than estimated delivery date...It works perfectly to replace my old fluorescent hood light that conked out on me after many years of use. I love the brighter light, and the blue lights too. I read other reviews that stated otherwise, but this size, 11-19" fits perfectly on top of the glass on my 21" aquarium, in the same spot that the old light used to sit. The price was much better than replacing the old fluorescent hood.

I am doubting if this light has actinic lighting, but my anemone is still alive, so I guess my purpose is served. It's a great light at a great price, very bright and looks very tidy sitting on top of my aquarium. I had a whole mish-mash of lighting fixtures on top of my 20G tank until this light came in, definitely made things easier to manage. Love the pull-out 'arms' concept but the 'arms' fall completely off with so much as a tilt which resulted in me dropping the whole light into my tank TWICE. I'm clumsy I guess, but really, I feel like I have to be SUPER EXTRA careful moving my light because of this. Dropping lights into tank is dangerous due to electricity and it could damage your light permanently. 5 leds now fail to light up because of my mishaps and I feel so sore wishing I had grown an extra arm to properly hold onto my light while trying to take it off to clean. Technically it's a 3-part fixture that can separate all the way. Please take note of this when you move your light in any way because it could happen to you. Unlike my last light which was a very similar design with adjustable arms, there is nothing keeping the arms from sliding freely. My old light that I have on my 5G tank has some rubber material on the arms to grab onto the inside of the holes on the ends, so it never slides and I can feel confident I won't drop it accidentally. NEVER grab this light fixture by the 'arms', ONLY grab it by the body. Otherwise, you WILL regret. It's better the arms slide off and drop into the tank rather than the light itself.

I bought this to replace the dim florescent light hood it came with. Excellent aquarium light at a good price. This is the one designed for 20-27 inch aquariums. I am using it on a 35 gallon hex tank which is 25 inches at it's widest and 2 feet deep. I opted not to use the brackets and just placed it directly on top. No problems with it getting hot set like this. At approximately 19 inches long and 4 inches wide it was a perfect fit for the glass window over my aquarium. It provides just the right amount of light without being too harsh and has a slightly warm appearance. The blue lighting is also just what I needed for night mode without being too bright.