SEAOURA Clip On Aquarium Light for Plants-24/7 Fish Tank Light, 12-20 Inch

I genuinely NEVER write reviews, but I just had to for this light. I was looking for a light with good timer settings, a large range of brightness, durability, and a sunrise setting. Let me tell you, this light does not disappoint. I got it for my decently planted 20 gallon long, and my plants love this light. They are growing like crazy. Not on that, but the sunrise setting is just amazing and so convenient for calmly waking my little Theodore up. It fit perfectly on my rimmed tank and does not budge. It is extremely sturdy. Also the wire is a good length, not too long or too short. It’s so strong; I have turned the top of the light into my own trinket shelf 🤧. Just an amazing purchase, I will definitely be buying this light again for future tanks. (Ignore the mess in the background of the pics)

Let me preface this review by saying that I am new to the hobby, but this light compared to a Hygger light that I purchased at my local fish store is far and above so much better. I have red root floaters that I started in my first tank, which had the Hygger light. They were growing and multiplying so I put some into my second tank, which had this light. Let me just say that what I thought was the plants doing well was merely getting by. The red root floaters that I put into the second tank have bigger leaves, more vibrant colors, and are nonstop flowering. I started selling the floaters on FB marketplace because they kept multiplying like mad. I added pictures of the two plants under the different lights. I even had to go ahead and put some from the second tank back into the first tank to fill out empty spots, and the difference is so easy to see. Look at the color difference in the roots even! They are called red root floaters, not white root! The light itself is easy enough to set up. It can be fickle having to turn it on at the exact time you want them to turn on rather than setting a timer, but once you set it you can forget it. It has a very short sunrise and sunset, but that’s fine with me and my aquatic friends. If I had to make one complaint, it would be that the light is blinding when I bend down to look at my tank. As you can see, I put up some black paper to act as a curtain, which seems to do just fine for me. Would, and did, buy again.

This is the first light with a 24/7 mode that got it right (that I've tried, anyway). For example, the Hygger will start off with a reddish sunrise mode, white daylight, and end with gradually fading white light and replace it with blue for the "moonlight" mode. This isn't how actual daylight fades work; but thankfully, Seaoura understands perfectly that you have to end with a sunSET (red) before you get to the pale blue twilight. Is this essential for an aquarium ecosystem? Not really, but it's a nice aestetic that I suppose most aquarists can appreciate. I've had this Seaoura light on my little planted cube for about one week now and it's done wonders for the plants. It replaced a Lomine that was there for 6 weeks, supposedly had 10 watts and just wasn't cutting it -- the bacopas, saggitaria, and dwarf hairgrass were barely hanging on but not growing. In one week, the bacopas are about an inch taller already and the sag have been sending out runners. Love how the clean lighting also makes my flame endlers pop. The programming is easy on this model and doesn't require you to link it to a phone to start. Which is nice because it cuts down on the amount of apps overall and frees up the phone. Hey, maybe that shows my cantankerous oldie vibe, but this trend of downloading an app to your phone to simply turn on a light is ridiculous. I'm looking at you, Brite. This Seaoura light has it all -- reasonable pricing, intuitive operation, and good looks for a more modern style. It's bright enough for medium-light plants to thrive. This brand is likely going to be my next purcase for larger aquariums in my future plans.

This has been a great little light and my aquatic plants grow well with it. It is sturdy and has a good spectrum so it's good for both the plants and the fish look good. I do wish that it could swivel up out of the way for when I am cleaning in my tank and that the controller was a little more responsive. But otherwise it does what I need it to do and looks good doing it.

Great light for my small fish tank! The way the brackets just slide to adjust to fit are very convenient and easy to use. The colors and brightnesses are awesome and it’s nice that I can separately adjust them. It seems very stable on the top of my tank. I personally did not need to mount it. would purchase again!

Great light. Provides enough to help my aquatic plants grow. My Java moss has exploded since installing this light. I had no trouble hooking it into my tank and I like how long the chord is. The programming isn’t too difficult to get but it might take some a few moments. Once you’ve got your timer down it’s really handy with the 24 hour mode. The fish have adjusted to it well and when it dims you can tell there’s less movement like they’re getting ready to sleep.

I got this probably 2 years ago and wanted to wait to write my review to see how it would hold up. Well it's 2 years and still functioning perfectly! The timer setting is very useful, I have it set on the day cycle and it goes through different color temperatures and brightnesses, mimicking the sun. One downside, if the power goes out you do have to manually reset the timer, it doesn't just pick up where it left off. It easily clipped on the back of my tank (rimless), and the height can be adjusted by loosening plastic screws, then you can slide the light up and down the track, and tightening it at the height you want. I actually have it near the highest setting because my tank isn't very deep, and the plants are super happy, even bringing out red colors in some of them. A word of warning, it does get very hot. Not hot enough to burn you, but hot enough to surprise you if you touched it. Make sure you have adequate airflow around it so that it doesn't get too hot. I haven't seen any performance issues because of this, but I've also always kept it in an open area. Overall, great bang for your buck and I'm happy I got this one!

I love this little light. I like to grow plants out of my tanks. I needed a light that sat above the tank. I have expensive app controlled lights on my bigger tanks. I wanted something simpler (cheaper) for this tank. This light is perfect! I haven’t figured the settings yet. I just turned it on. I’ll get the settings figured out tomorrow. I was worried the bracket would only fit rimless tanks. Thankfully, that isn’t the case. It seems like it would def fit a 20 gallon and possibly even bigger than that. I would purchase this again! It’s plenty bright enough for my needs. I’m looking forward to see it programmed & in a 24/7 cycle.

I’m very impressed with the SEAOURA Clip On Aquarium Light. It was easy to install, and the adjustable clip fits securely on my tank. The full-spectrum lighting is bright and has really helped my live plants grow healthier and greener. I also love the built-in timer and 24/7 sunrise/sunset mode, which makes the aquarium look more natural and saves me from having to turn the light on and off manually. The brightness and color settings are easy to adjust, and the overall build quality feels solid. For the price, this is an outstanding light for planted aquariums. I would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for an affordable, high-quality aquarium light.

Perfect for my 75G turtle tank, the new tank topper I had purchased made the tank darker than before and I needed something to help brighten up her space. This light is bright, has many colour changing options, timer is great and the light can be moved in any direction to suit your tank needs. As you can see I don't have much space to put anything and this worked out better than I expected. Very easy to set up. My turtle seems to love it as well.

Pretty sturdy and reliable though setting it is a pain as the modification UI is pretty dated. If they update the control panel to a digital one then this will be one of the best lights in the market for it's price point specially because of the built in elevation which is ideal for most tank set up to prevent algae bloom for most set up.

Only had it for a day but so far so good! I will update it anything changes. It has many options for time settings. We like the 24/7 setting as it mimicks a natural day. There is also options to change the light colour and brightness if you're using the other settings. We have GloFish Danios and they seem happy with the new light from yesterday afternoon to tonight. Power flickered off today and the light has kept it's setting. (Don't be mad, this is only a tempory tank until our large tank is up and running!)

Light just arrived so I’ll do a first day review. May come back and update if the light doesn’t work as it should. On first glance, the light is kind of bulky, not going to lie. As a light made for tanks that are of smaller size, I didn’t expect such a huge bracket. Bracket does work well and holds as it should. Light is easy to put into different positions as well. The installed the bracket backwards to avoid having all the bulk on the inside of my tank since I am building a custom lid. I have this light installed on a 5g Topfin Shrimp and Plant Oasis, for size comparison. So far, the controls are easy to navigate. I will probably use the timer, as I’m not sure I want 12hours of light in my aquarium. Will update once I find a sweet spot for my plants. Overall, I have purchased 5 lights from two other comparable brands, and this one is the highest wattage for a small clip on light. I wish there was an option to set different times like my Nicrew light but it is much more customizable than the comparative low watt Hygger I am replacing this with. For the low price, I think this is the best nano light you can buy without spending $100.