MingDak LED Aquarium Light - Submersible Fish Tank Light with White & Blue Options | Crystal Clear Glass Design for Freshwater & Saltwater Tanks | Perfect for Home, Office & Aquarium Decor

I wasn't really thinking when I ordered my desk lamp that I use for an aquarium light for my small betta tank at work. It is touch activated, you touch the power button to turn it off/on or adjust the brightness. Well, unfortunately, this does not work with my timer. The timer can turn the light off, but it cannot turn it on, so I needed a small waterproof light to hook up to the timer so that when I am not here over the weekend, my poor fish doesn't sit here in the dark the whole time. So I ordered this light and planned on taking home my desk lamp to use on another tank at home.Well, now the lamp is staying because while this light does work nicely, it does not light up the tank as much as I thought it would, and I do have plants. Granted they are low light plants and will probably be fine, I would just like the tank a bit brighter. I also have a few floating plants so light from above really makes them look stunning. I went ahead and set this one up on the timer, however, so that no matter what (if I am sick, come in to work late, have to take off for whatever reason) my fish will at least have a light that comes on and goes off at the same time every single day. I set my desk lamp back up and can turn it on when I get here, and turn it off when I leave. In a way, I think this will sort of give him a sunrise/sunset type light schedule, except for the weekend. Every weekend for him will be like an overcast day lol. But at least he isn't sitting in the dark!!The light does have a cool tone to it tho, it's very pleasing to look at, just not as bright as I wanted it to be. The description did say it would be great for night time viewing, but I assumed since I had such a small tank this would be sufficient for daytime viewing, and it is to an extent. Since that was my mistake, I can't really see fit to subtract any stars from the rating, but be aware if you're buying this for daytime light - IT'S NOT THAT BRIGHT! This would be absolutely perfect for a night light in a larger aquarium! It seems well made, the suction cups are amazing. We shall see how it lasts for me, but so far so good!I have attached a picture (which really does not do the difference justice) of the MingDak light only on, and the MingDak + my desk lamp on at the same time. It gives you a bit of a comparison to how the two light tones compare, thee MingDak light makes everything have a blueish tone and the other light really makes the colors pop.I liked this one so well I bought another one. Suction is ok, stays put unless you bump it. Easy to wipe clean.I just got my light today, was shipped very quick, but 3 of the bulbs don't work right out of the box. It looks like a decent light other then needing to send it back. I got my replacement very quick, awesome light for the price. I would have to say the way both lights shipped with no packing in the big box didn't help. Would be better off just shipping the box they're packed in instead of the way in my picture..I keep ordering more. They are perfect for me. I have 31 tanks and expanding. I’m putting these in all of my new tanks. I have them in a dozen 10 gallon tanks, a couple of 20 gallon longs, and six 40 gallon breeder tanks. I even put four of them in my 55 long. In the 75 gallon long it wasn’t good at all.Illuminating one side of the 10 gallons makes a cool looking shading. Its not directly over the tank so the light hits everything at an angle. Cool shadows, I think anyway. It’s plenty bright enough for that size tank. Even plants will grow that close to the light.They are not bright lights, but they are sufficient enough to Illuminate the tank. Anything larger than 20 gallons I put more than one in. I put them on all edges of the tank. Lighting the front, back, and sides. On my 55 gallon long I used two on the back, two on the front, and one on each side. I think it’s so cool to see it all evenly lit with nothing hanging above the tank. I slid them all the way to the top so that you can’t see where the light is coming from.It’s really nice to see the tank fully illuminated that way. It’s a soft, light, with a calming brightness, like you might expect at a display case in a fish showcase. It’s not daylight bright, it’s more like a sunrise at dawn, right before shadows are beings cast.I’ve bought a lot of them, and with all of these purchases, I’ve had no failures.The suction cups are strong. I have no problems with them staying in place.I had this for a few years, it is good for a dim small tank like neon tetra or tetra breeding. It was in storage most of the time. I used it for tetra breeding tank in the past few months. When I unplugged it today, one of the prong broke. I looked at the product label, don't see UL or Intertek mark.One suction cup wouldn't work at all. I ended up having a hot glue the suction cup to the fish tank for it to stick. The LEDs are bright, and they do make the lighter colored tetras glow quite a bit but the darker blues and purples do not glow as well. I wonder if they had frosted glass, that it might help diffuse the blue light into the fish tank a little better. So far it is waterproof, and I bought it because it had a manual on/off switch so I could use it with a timer. I also liked the fact that I could get a blue light almost the length of my fish tank. As long as it does not leak or catch fire, I would buy it again because of the manual on-off switch, but if some other brand looks better with a manual on/off switch I would probably buy that first.I have a 20 gallon tank. It’s kind of awkwardly placed because of my lid. I can’t place it on the shorter side because the light only goes so far and I can’t place it under the filter because of the filter, so it’s on the opposite side away from everything. However the cord is just hanging out in the water so I’m not sure what to do with that. The snail goes on it at times, and I don’t know if it’s because of the snail, but it doesn’t stick to the side of the tank even if the suctions are completely submerged in the water. I’m too lazy to buy yet another light so I’ll stick with this one for now but it’s definitely not worth 5 starsVery bright light that lived up my aquarium after the previous ones started to leak and gradually die. Very waterproof as well - I know this because the suction cups kept releasing it from the aquarium lid and dumping it in the tank. Had to stick it on the glass of the back wall but now it is hard to look into the tank.I bought this light to replace the dinky light that came with my 5g tank hood. It definitely makes the tank brighter, and the suction cups are pretty good (one comes loose once in a while, but not often enough for it to be a bother). However, it hasn't been great for the live plants I have in there. They're by no means dead, but I planted the same species of crypt in the tank with this light and then my fluval spec v with its stock light, and the difference is substantial: the crypts in the tank with this light are tiny and stretched, whereas they are huge, full, and spreading in the fluval.Really nice products. Totally waterproof as promised and decently bright. Gave brightness 4 stars because it wasn't as bright as others but this one doesn't scare the heck out of my fish when it turns on so I guess the fish disagree with me. Had some issues getting the suction cups to stick but they do float and I eventually got them to stick after several tries. Would purchase again.Livraison rapide fonctionne bien j'en ai commandé un autre.Great light. I have it on a timer to come on around suppertime. (My white light on timer to shut off at same time) and it helps illuminate my glofish.