FOXGARDEN Upgrade 6000 Lumen LED Grow Light, Full Spectrum Hanging Plant Light with 5 Dimmable Settings, Dual Built-in Fans, and Extended-Length Design, Ideal for Seed Starting and Indoor Growing

This is a very bright light, measured 10x brighter than my led shop light that I used last year, and the power output adjusts also if you don't need so much output. Great value, and the fastest shipping I've ever received. Was able to put it right to use. I'm very happy, I have about 2 ft by 2 ft of seedlings right now, and I think I could definitely get away with more seedling area. I may buy another one or 2 of these lights for next year to increase production area. With the internal fans, it's also very safe. For anything less than commercial production, this is PERFECT!

Worth the money I grow plants for my garden and seeds pop up in days and can turn down the light. To keep them from growing too fast with the fans blowing the heat from the light down on plants keeps warm in my Basement

This is my first experience with a grow light. I'm happy with it so far. The only thing that I might change is I would add a timing switch maybe. Otherwise it's doing a great job for me!!!!

Not quite as big as I had hoped. And not quite as bright as they make it seem. Be good for seed starters, maybe.

I'm using three of these grow lights in a somewhat unconventional setup - each mounted slightly above the lid of a 10-gallon planted freshwater aquarium. After a month of use, even at minimum brightness, they've outperformed my previous aquarium-specific lights. Both my submerged and emersed plants are showing compact, healthy growth. I'm sure they'd be fine in a conventional application with terrestrial plants too.The Good:Excellent plant growth responseRuns extremely coolGood value for the performanceThree Notable Drawbacks:1. Not daisy-chainable - There's no output socket to connect multiple lights in sequence2. Fan noise issues - The fans run at constant speed regardless of brightness setting, creating noticeable noise. It's not loud enough that I'd consider it obnoxious, but it's definitely intrusive—louder than some (admittedly, slightly more expensive) other brands of grow lights that I own.Foxgarden's design choices compound this problem. They chose 80x15mm fans when they could have made the light 10mm thicker and used 80x25s or 92x25s; the 92x25s especially would have been much quieter for a given amount of airflow. They also stamped the fan finger guards directly into the lid instead of using separate wire grills, creating more turbulence and noise. And lastly, the fans aren't thermally controlled or tied to brightness settings.Nicer grow lights will at least index fan speed to the brightness setting (often just by powering the fan off the LED driver directly, which costs nothing to implement). Running these fans at full speed all the time serves no purpose; per my FLIR camera, the LED dies themselves run at room temperature at low brightness settings, so it's just wasting power, generating noise, and wearing the fans faster for no reason.3. Non-serviceable construction - The unit is riveted together, making it difficult to repair when the fans or LED drivers eventually fail. Note, however, that even if they were screwed together, opening these units would expose you to 120V mains electricity, with all the hazards that entails. In other words, if you're not equipped to drill out rivets and replace them with screws, you probably shouldn't be opening this unit in the first place.Why I Chose These for Aquariums/Technical Details on LED Efficiency:I chose these primarily because they're a great deal cheaper than aquarium-specific lights of similar brightness. A major secondary consideration is LED lifespan, which depends largely on operating temperature and power levels.By having a much larger number of individual LED emitters than typical aquarium lights, I can run this at a lower brightness setting to achieve the same total light output. LED efficiency is nonlinear and increases dramatically at lower input powers—e.g., an emitter might be rated for 100 lumens per watt, but if you operate it at 0.5 watts you may get 75 lumens out of it instead of 50. So they use very little power when run at low brightness, and the fan cooling keeps temperatures down further still. This should significantly extend the operational lifespan of these lights and minimize color shift as they age.OVERALL:it's a good light that delivers excellent results at a competitive price point, but the noise level and repair limitations are factors to consider depending on your setup and preferences.

Works as it should and a great price.

Light is as advertised and is good quality. Shipping was excellent. Very positive experience. Love the light

The fans really extend the life of the unit .