Fluval Plant 3.0 LED Planted Aquarium Lighting, 32 Watts, 24-34 Inches

best light for a planted tank

Product arrived quickly and is operating perfectly. I have not yet downloaded the app to program timer, etc...

This is a great little lamp, though it is insanely overpriced for what you get. It also has some programming quirks if your using bluetooth mode, and a simple flash or accidental press of the button requires you to reconnect with your phone as there is no memory module holding data once anything changes. It is super bright though and our plants love it. Obvious insane price hike due to lack of competition though.

The sunrise/sunset and moonlight features are a great addition to the tank. My plants are growing extremely well. Be aware that a power outage will make you have to reprogram the timer settings, but since I have the settings on the app, it just reloads what you have saved. You will have to reload it if the power goes out, as the light will default to on. A little expensive, but it works great!

Super bright and the App is great! I loved the nano light so much that I had to get this one. I love that you can adjust the levels of the light and time them to change pretty much as often as you want. I put my planted tanks on an afternoon siesta schedule so this is perfect for me. I’m also impressed with the plant growth under this light. This paired with the Fluval Plant and Shrimp substrate will make almost anything grow. Ive even had luck with some high tech plants that would normally require CO2. I love that you can manage all the lights from the app. My long term plans include switching all my tanks to either this or the Nano light so I can have them all listed in one place and can sync them all up...so cool!

I purchased two of these for my 60 gal freshwater aquarium. I have 26 inches of water Colum from gravel to top of water. The lights sit 2 inches above the water line. These lights are very bright. I have them on a setting to mimic sun-rise and set with afternoon in between. I keep excessive algae growth off plexiglass by keeping water lettuce on top of water surface. These lights reach all the way down to my tiger lilies, and various plants. NO problems. Only down side is you really need the app and a smart phone to adjust the lights for automatic use. Or you can do everything manually, which is a pain. Also, I have had these for 8 months, and they work great. The cord leading to the ballast does sometimes come loose and needs fiddling when doing water changes, to turn back on, and I have to reset my light program when that happens.

Very good equipment. Learning to use on planted tank. I will have to see how it goes.

Love it. My first high quality aquarium light and I didnt know what I was missing till I got this. Love the App control and Timing options. Nice Bright light that plants definitely appreciate. Only thing I wish It had was a riser so the light could be height adjusted.

To start, Id like to let the pictures speak for themselves. The initial picture of my 29 gallon was taken on September 1, about a week before installing this light this light when I was using a Kessill light. The second picture was taken on October 23, so roughly a month after a half. I went from wondering if I should pull out the vallisneria and try a different plant, to having to pull up new shoots of it every week because its growing so fast I have to trim constantly to keep it from taking over the tank! I was also finally able to get my dwarf hairgrass to carpet after trying unsuccessfully since June. I LOVE this light. My fish tank finally has jungle vibes, which is what I wanted. Having the ability to play with how long the lights are on and adjust the color settings is dope af, but if you dont want to mess with that the presets are cool too. Literally the only annoying thing about it is if the power gets interrupted for whatever reason, you have to reconnect to it via bluetooth for it to go through its presets correctly. I found this out the hard way by coming home to a dark fish tank because our power got interrupted over night and I didnt reset it because I didnt know i needed to. However, that little issue can be forgiven with how amazing the rest of it is. I was especially nervous when making this purchase because a 29 high is not a shallow tank, and I really wanted my dhg to carpet. This light had no problems giving robust growth even at the very bottom of the tank. If you can afford it, this light is very worth it.

Super bright if you want it to be. The smart phone software makes this highly customizable. If you crank this up your plants will grow at an alarming rate! LOL Be careful not to crank it up to 100% right off the bat as you may find yourself with plants and algae growing out of control.