Cheers from my fish room in Chicago! I really appreciate your thorough and thoughtful review. This light is truly an enigma -as you say "so much right ... but so much wrong."
I hope you enjoy my video review of the Nicrew RGB+W Aquarium LED. Functionally it's a great Aquarium LED Light. Unfortunatly my unit had some dissapointing quality control issues.
This light is actually really nice. The IR control is great for multiple tanks because you can use a IR repeater if you want to control all tank lights at once. Not a lot if reviews on this model. I also have two of the SkyLEDs which are also very bright and has a 2 hour ramp up/down.
I just got one of these for my 2ft planted freshwater tank and the quality of finish seems significantly cleaner than that particular unit you got. Makes me question their consistency. Great budget light.
I have 2 of the previous version for the 24/7 they did since 2019. They are on a 75g and its a pritty deep planted tank and have been awesome for growing plants but quality of build is poor but its part of buying cheaper I suppose. I just silicone the clear plastic in myself. Great video.
I have this light and you can customize the intensity of the white, blue, red, and green independently from each other from 5% to 100% in increments of 5.
@@billijotourtillott8950 ok so I can have it start dim and reddish and get progressively brighter and whiter? Would you recommend this model over others with similar programming capabilities?
I just got this lamp, and its going good, and im really happy with it for so far! The quality was good except for that the wire was bend so close to base that the rubber wire sleeve came out a little of the base. I think its because of the way its packed in the box and it splits during storage and transport and it might illude their QC. It came cramped in the nicrew box, cramped in the amazon box on one side, and the package on top of that took a bit of a hit during transport on that side. piece of foam on that end and to not fold the wire so close and probably no split wires anymore. Because the other things that ive read about, rattling screen, pcb and crude silicone, i dont have. all is really neat, snug and high standard. Feels to me like expensive even.
For my saltwater i use a nicerew hypereef ..wouldnt consider this light for that but i guess if you're growing macro algae, but i bet that it contributes 5o your hair algae issue.. have two of these though love them for my dart frogs
Is there one of these lights or hygger that has an app that you can set each colour and program that. Just I want to grow plants but in eve use more reds to make the reds on my fancy’s glow a bit for the eve :)
The qc issues Mostly wouldn't be a deal breaker for me if it works that well, aside from the split wire casing. I'd simply send it back for a replacement for that.
@@EverydayAquarist is the wiring inside the casing still insulated? It does look like a great light, all those little features are long overdue with Nicrew bit you know I'm a big fan of their products anyway.
@@EverydayAquarist If it’s 50% of Fluval price then it’s cheap :) There is always a compromise when it comes to those Chinese brands. If it works then fine of course but…..
@@ArturBFPV You are paying for the brand to an extent. I doubt that the Aquasky component costs are twice as much as those used to make this. It wouldn't surprise me if it was manufactured within the same Chinese district (albeit to a pre-agreed high spec). Is the Aquasky twice as good as that light? I don't think so..
Cheers from my fish room in Chicago! I really appreciate your thorough and thoughtful review. This light is truly an enigma -as you say "so much right ... but so much wrong."
I hope you enjoy my video review of the Nicrew RGB+W Aquarium LED. Functionally it's a great Aquarium LED Light. Unfortunatly my unit had some dissapointing quality control issues.
This light is actually really nice.
The IR control is great for multiple tanks because you can use a IR repeater if you want to control all tank lights at once.
Not a lot if reviews on this model.
I also have two of the SkyLEDs which are also very bright and has a 2 hour ramp up/down.
I just got one of these for my 2ft planted freshwater tank and the quality of finish seems significantly cleaner than that particular unit you got. Makes me question their consistency. Great budget light.
Got one this year (2024) in US and it doesn’t have any of the QC issues. Maybe a factor of startup manufacturing of it, or maybe…Covid, what else?
Best video , good review, detailed i like
Nicrew includes a card in the box, it states not happy or happy. Call them and put them to the test. They answered me in one day.
Do u have the Brackets all the way in the Light fitting as I'm looking for one for my tank
I have 2 of the previous version for the 24/7 they did since 2019. They are on a 75g and its a pritty deep planted tank and have been awesome for growing plants but quality of build is poor but its part of buying cheaper I suppose. I just silicone the clear plastic in myself. Great video.
Is the RGB spectrum programmable and can it be made to work with the dimmer? Or does the dimmer only work with a single pre-set color setting?
I have this light and you can customize the intensity of the white, blue, red, and green independently from each other from 5% to 100% in increments of 5.
Forgot to add, you can do this for each of the 5 modes
@@billijotourtillott8950 ok so I can have it start dim and reddish and get progressively brighter and whiter? Would you recommend this model over others with similar programming capabilities?
I just got this lamp, and its going good, and im really happy with it for so far!
The quality was good except for that the wire was bend so close to base that the rubber wire sleeve came out a little of the base.
I think its because of the way its packed in the box and it splits during storage and transport and it might illude their QC.
It came cramped in the nicrew box, cramped in the amazon box on one side, and the package on top of that took a bit of a hit during transport on that side. piece of foam on that end and to not fold the wire so close and probably no split wires anymore.
Because the other things that ive read about, rattling screen, pcb and crude silicone, i dont have. all is really neat, snug and high standard. Feels to me like expensive even.
awesome video
Thanks
For my saltwater i use a nicerew hypereef ..wouldnt consider this light for that but i guess if you're growing macro algae, but i bet that it contributes 5o your hair algae issue.. have two of these though love them for my dart frogs
Is there one of these lights or hygger that has an app that you can set each colour and program that. Just I want to grow plants but in eve use more reds to make the reds on my fancy’s glow a bit for the eve :)
That's called a Fluval Plant led. These are budget lights for a reason 👍
Why didn't you do IP testing this model? I think it is interesting.
It says do not submerge on the light so that's a give away of its IP
Well I think you'll be keeping it considering that big ass scratch you put on it.
Yup
I lost the instructions and it's difficult to program without
Do you have a saltwater tank discord server or are you in one? If so could you send a link to it please.
The qc issues Mostly wouldn't be a deal breaker for me if it works that well, aside from the split wire casing. I'd simply send it back for a replacement for that.
I'm using it
@@EverydayAquarist is the wiring inside the casing still insulated? It does look like a great light, all those little features are long overdue with Nicrew bit you know I'm a big fan of their products anyway.
Ouch. Not up to scratch compared to the usual standard we've come to expect from Nicrew maybe.
Yeah hopefully it was just somebody having a bad day
I guess its true buy cheap buy twice. Fluval set the bar so high with their lights…..
Yeah I imagine it depends on your personal standards. I don't really see £65 as cheap but half the price of an Aquasky
@@EverydayAquarist If it’s 50% of Fluval price then it’s cheap :) There is always a compromise when it comes to those Chinese brands. If it works then fine of course but…..
@@ArturBFPV You are paying for the brand to an extent. I doubt that the Aquasky component costs are twice as much as those used to make this.
It wouldn't surprise me if it was manufactured within the same Chinese district (albeit to a pre-agreed high spec).
Is the Aquasky twice as good as that light? I don't think so..
@@andreashessler838 Thats true as well but with better brands QC process must be at higher level - thats why they are more costly
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Send it back get a New light
I put a massive scratch in it now! It's OK I'm using it on my tank and it's working well, I like the colour and brightness