Phlizon 165W Dimmable Full-Spectrum Aquarium LED Lighting for Vibrant Fish and Plant Growth

mary: Easy to install. Bright white light. Sturdy

United States on Sep 18, 2023

D R Hutchinson: No timer

Canada on Jul 28, 2023

Milton F.Milton F.: I bought 3 of these for a 6 foot long tank. The spread isn't big so if you have the light not far above the tank I'd say the 21" light spreads to about 24" at 2 feet depth.
Seems quite powerful and the spectrum can be adjusted a bit from blue to daylight.
There are far better reef lights out there if you have 5x the money to spend but to get going it's a pretty decent light for the cost.
Time will tell how long they last, nd customer suppor, that's where the actual value will show.

Canada on May 22, 2023

November1177: Just set mine up on my 69 gallon reef tank and i'm very impressed with how bright this light is! Like DO NOT stare directly at it with the whites turned all the way up.. it will burn your eyeballs lol 😂
I have been searching for a bright "budget friendly" upgrade light for my tank for awhile now and glad i came across this one. It seems very sturdy and well built and i really like the simplicity with the controls. Just two dials and a switch (my dials do not look like the pictures though and have no white lines for intensity measurement, but that's alright with me). I do have a few minor complaints with it, however. As a few others already mentioned in the reviews the steel cables it comes with do seem very thin and i am kinda worried with how well they will hold up and don't even bother with the cheap carabiner clip. I will probably upgrade the cables to something stronger in the future. Also the power cord is super short. Had to get a very long extension cord to even begin to reach the outlet. Other than that i'm pretty happy with it so far! Super excited to see how well my corals grow under it and only time will tell to test it's durabilty in the long run!

United States on Mar 26, 2023

Jessica MartinJessica Martin: Maybe more of a blog than a review, but hey if you have some time, so do I.

I've just stepped into the planted aquarium hobby about a year ago. I've dabbled quite a bit with salt water aquarium before this and decided to try out a few freshwater planted tanks. I experiment quite a bit with different lighting fixtures, water parameters and substrates. One thing I've found, is lighting has a drastic affect on balancing a planted tank. I went down the lighting rabbithole, researched the science behind lighting for plants (and microbial life too!), I tried 5 different lights for my 10 gal, heavily planted shrimp tank before coming across this fixture. Having failed to balance this tank with any previous light (before shrimp were involved for those who are concerned) I didnt hold much hope into this relatively cheap option, but it had the power, and it had the spectrum, so I gave it a shot. After about a week or 2 my plants started BOOMING!! My dwarf baby tears (which almost died off) started pearling, something I had never seen. Soon after, algea started to become a big nuisance. I dial back the output to a little less than half and run the light only 6 hours a day. My plants...

United States on Dec 14, 2022

Carlos Moreno: Muy buen producto por calidad precio muy bien supero las lámparas que tenia anteriormente mucho mejor calidad

Mexico on May 06, 2022

JGJG: Light is very bright and appealing to the eye. Good light for the money. Very basic control with one dial for blue and one for white. BE AWARE THERE ARE NO UV DIODES IN THIS LIGHT. I read some other reviews and knew this before buying. Would be better if there were separate power cords for white and blue.

Update: Just over a year and a half and all lights are still working 100%

Canada on Apr 26, 2021

Hobbled: This light seems well made, bright, and I found the fans to be quiet and efficient. They're not on any kind of thermostat; when you turn one of the channels on, one of the two fans comes on. Turn both channels on, and the second fan comes on, too. To my ears, they're very quiet. I'm really hearing more the rush of air than I am any motor noise.

My only complaint is that there are no purple or UV LEDs as advertised in this fixture. The LEDs on the blue channel are all exactly the same, as far as I can tell. They're all exactly the same shade of blue.

In light of this (ha ha!) not sure whether I'll keep the fixture or not. Might rent a par meter to see how much light is actually reaching the bottom of my aquarium, which is quite deep (24").

Canada on Nov 09, 2019

Prionotus: I have tried a few of these low cost 165Ws and this one is the least expensive and has a better color blend then the few other lights I tried which were $30-$40 more. I purchased 10 of these lights, hand an issue with the blue channel on one unit and the seller quickly shipped out a replacement to me, so A+ on the customer service. The build is nice and I prefer the power input and dim knobs on the side rather then the top which most of the other 165w lights have. I have used these on fish only systems so I can not attest to how they'll do with corals but I can say they do look good on fish systems. So far a very good purchase, we'll see how they withstand the test of time.

United States on Aug 01, 2019

Eddie Lin: Excellent light for the money. I turn the white LEDs to minimum, it would be better if it comes with more of the blue ones but still it’s more than enough light. The wider dimension gives it better coverage than the competitors. You can get away with just one light on a 36” wide tank by placing less light demanding corals on the corners. After watched the black box LEDs review from BRS with the concern on the inferior power supply catching fire, I was pleasantly surprised to find out it comes with a CE approved power supply in its own enclosure inside. The two fans produce some noise but keep the light very cool. It ships with only four wires and hooks, not enough to hang the light right out of the box but a trip to the hardware store and $6 solved the problem. Love the bright and sharp color of the LED, color mixes very well, no disco light effect. The only place you’ll notice some separation of color is in the edge of the dark shadows. Corals show much more color compare to t5 specially in the green and red spectrum. So far the corals seem to like it. I would recommend it

United States on Dec 10, 2017