Finnex Planted+ 24/7 Automated Aquarium LED Light with Advanced Lunar Cycle Timer

Nat Raedwulf Pogue: I love it! I use it for a planted terrarium and my plants do well. I love that I never have to remember to turn it off or on and I love all the settings and options.

Canada on Nov 25, 2023

Salem Zaroug: the light is fantastic.
the only issue is that it only comes with the rimless tank legs.

the other legs to secure it to rimmed tank are missing (hence the 3 start)

Finnex how to get those missing legs supplied?

United Kingdom on Feb 02, 2023

Kindle Customer: Love the lighting options it gives, but one of the best options is the 24/7 feature. You just set it up and it changes lighting at different times of day automatically. Easy to set up and install. But the unit is shipped in it's original box and mine came with large tears in the side, but after checking it didn't damage the unit.

United States on Dec 23, 2022

RUSSRUSS: Bought two for my 65 gallon, heavily planted tank. The tank is tall so I did need two to produce high intensity lighting. I inject co2 and use liquid fertilizer four to five times a week. These lights have help improve growth to all my plants. I considered the Fluval 3.0, but buying the two Finnex ALC was less of a cost than two Fluval’s. I did not want another app on my phone. The Fixxex remote is simple to use. Set it and forget it. Even with a power interruption, the setting remains until you change it. I run the 24/7 mode, sunrise to sunset. The light goes off at night. Come on at 5am, ramps up at the highest intensity about 1pm. Light ramps down like the sunset. Turn’s completely off at about 10pm. Check them out on the internet

United States on Nov 13, 2022

Rizvii: Light is good. It is keeping my plants alive and healthy. Issue is program function. I have a masters degree in engineering and even I was frustrated - I am used to programming twenty year old tech but this was whole other level. Ended up putting it on Kasa timer and control from there. It loses the sun rise etc if controller from timer but I don't think the trouble of programming it is worth it. Still recommended.

Canada on Jun 24, 2022

Coco: Easy enough to program and works great. Plants are doing well. Only issue is that it reacts to the TV remote. I try to keep the sensor covered but whenever we open the tank for feeding or cleaning there the chance of forgetting to cover it again.

Canada on Feb 17, 2022

Mike DP: Speed of delivery. Love the custom settings. I keep the instructions handy - just in case. Just a couple of days and the plants have already improved.

Canada on Nov 12, 2021

JulianAquatics: Bright, full spectrum lamp grows plants well in my 22 gallon long. The lamp sits on the rim, plants love it. The timer function is great, i enjoyed having custom light settings for different times of the day. Really helps dial in your plants light requirements. It’s great for those hobbyist that like fine tuning their tank. Only draw back is that it’s manual (with the included controller) as opposed to having an app do the adjusting. Makes it a bit difficult to get light percentages correctly. It has overall great value for the price. I’d buy this light again for my smaller aquariums.

United States on Oct 19, 2021

Fink: Bought the 24" to try out on my 20g aquarium, and I'll definitely be getting a couple of the 48" for my 150g paludarium now. This light is fantastic. I don't understand why there are so many reviews saying it's hard to set up, mine came with a quick start guide that had me running my nearly perfect 24 hour schedule in 10 minutes. I didn't care for the stock program, so I set up my own. 6am 10% blue/green, 9am/12pm/3pm/6pm full bright white/red, 9pm 10% red/green/blue, 12am/3am total dark. Super easy to set up, gets very bright, and has an amazingly smooth transition. I don't much like the remote, but I shouldn't need to mess with it again unless there's a power outage. As with any product, there is room for improvement. Most importantly, I wish it had a battery backup for the settings. Power outages are generally an unexpected thing, and I'd be nervous about being away from the tank on vacation or whatever in case of that. I'd hate to come home and find my plants dead because an outage wiped my settings. I'll probably get a cheap backup light just good enough to sustain my plants and put it on a mechanical timer matched to full brightness on my Finnex. Won't be noticeable if the...

United States on Aug 22, 2021

CWCW: The media could not be loaded.  I've been a big fan of Finnex for several years and while I still compare other lights when prepping new tanks, I still go for the Finnex for the overall quality and price. I was surprised at how thin this light was compared to the other similar Finnex models and wasnt sure if it would be enough coverage from front to back for a 22" gallon tank. It's a pretty simple setup and I love that the older Planted+ remotes work with all the Planted+ lights. I dont have to have 3 remotes for each light since I currently have 3 tanks with Finnex Planted+ lights running.

The sleek, clean and contemporary design is a big win and after 2 months of running the 36" ALC, the light has proven to be another awesome value at a competitive cost without overspending for bells and whistles like apps I would probably only use once during initial set-up. I try to automate my tanks as much as possible, so I'm not sure why I would need to continuously change the lighting with an app. In comparing the Fluval Plant 3.0, it seemed like an unnecessarily expensive add on app that I would rarely ever use after initial set-up. Being since I've used Finnex for years,...

United States on Jul 06, 2020