Review on 🐠 Woterzi Full Spectrum LED Aquarium Light with Extendable Brackets for Fish Tanks by Amy Kearse

I recently purchased two of these Woterzi lights and two Nicrew Bright LED lights for our four vivariums and terrariums of snake and lizard plants. While both brands are advertised as full spectrum and have the same Kelvin ratings (Nicrew 7500k, Woterzi 7000-7500k), Nicrew only has white and blue bulbs, with Woterzi adding red and green to the mix. I thought the complementary colors would make the light warmer, but the Woterzi blocks actually look cooler in color compared to the Nicrew. Nicrew uses more than twice the power (18W versus Woterzi's 7.5W) and they advertise that their light produces 1200 lumens - a third more than that brand 902. Woterzi is not dimmable though - both stamps give almost the same Amount of light starting at a depth of 18 inches. Both brands include a set of brackets so you can use their brackets on wider tanks. However, I remove the brackets and secure the brackets over the shielded cover with Zilla spring clips (this locks the bracket in place - a must if you have a curious cat and live in a country with earthquakes). The Woterzi has a short and wide profile: 12 inches by 4.1 inches, while the Nicrew's track is long and skinny: 16.4 inches by 2.4 inches. Both are about the same height. So if you have a 12" tank, just Woterzi will do (although you can buy a dimmer to control the brightness). Both brands are also compatible with LED ramp timers (I prefer the Mingdak brand. It's $12-13, has 5 independently programmable stages as opposed to the typical ramp up/down ramp standard, and can also double as a dimmer) . Use it to simulate sunrise and sunset, which prevents animals from being startled by a flash of light first thing in the morning. It also gives them a chance to settle in for the night (the lights will slowly dim over 15 minutes) before the lights are turned off for the night. I have programmed incandescent, fluorescent and UV lights to turn on 45 minutes after the LED strip is fully turned on in the morning and turn off half an hour before the LEDs dim in the evening. While both Nicrew and Woterzi have a "night mode" setting that only has blue lights on, I don't use it (it's definitely too bright for reptiles and I don't like the look). Before I switched to LEDs, I experimented with compact fluorescent lamps. While plants that need direct sun did well, the moss always burned crisp no matter how much shade there was. Now that I've been using LEDs for a few months, I've found that some plants do well in Nicrew aquariums, but others obviously need either more light or the right spectrum (I suspect the latter is the most important). case, since both marks are equally bright). However, the Woterzi LED lit up - it stimulated better plant growth in the area (it needs to emit enough light in the right spectrum). For example, the Kalancho (which I also grow outdoors under the California sun) flowers well, and the moss that is in the same tank also flowers! Unfortunately, none of these plants can handle Nicrew stripes. I just wish Woterzi would suggest a few more sizes of lights. *I should mention that I also have an NIcrew Classic LED Plus that includes RBG bulbs, but I don't use them in a planted aquarium so I didn't include them in this review. I (like plants) find the nature of light too harsh.