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Thats no biggy its easiest to hang them from cieling but you can use metal brackets attached to the sides of the light its a little work though and a bit of messing around theres a few post on here with pictures .. Id do a serch under light supports.

If you need anything else let me know ive got more pics as well.

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I made this sump/refuge the same but the tank is predrilled like yours , the above is set up for a cpr overflow . I like the predrilled better. this shows the ball valves on both lines.

the first divider gose from the of of the tank to about 2 inches off the bottom of the tank this forces the water down into the next chamber without letting the crud in as it floats on the top ,and alows the protien skimmer to work i made the first divider 6 1/4" off the side wall. the next...

Youll need 1" pvc pipe most overflows for dilled tanks are made in 1". Gives you more volume. 1" pvc 90 degree elbows grab 6 you can always take back what you dont use. 2- 1" pvc ball valves ,and get 2 pvc 45 degree elbows you never know if youll need an offset. Also youll need a pump like a...

If you really want to get into it let me know ill make up some diagrams for you to follow and some pics of mine to give you an idea.

Take a length measurement and a width measurement of you existing metal stand. get some 1/4 inch finish playwood ... one side will be rough the other side will look nice with wood grains and such. Also get sone 2x4's. You can always take back what you dont use. I would get 8' lengths of 2X4...

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ahh np then I would keep the canister on it then cause a sump no matter what generates at least some noise no matter what you do the canisters tend to be quiet. But id still get a skimmer of some type for the tank. And a 250watt heater you want your tank around 76-80 degrees so if you not in a...

Definatly a no on that one. you dont want to vacucm up all your critters that live in the sand or disturb the lower layers it will set up its own cleaning routine

A lot of LFS do not have trained people to help you they are school kids looking for something to get them gas money and had a gold fish when they were 10. Crushed coral is cheap and easy to sell over the 30 dollar a 20lb bag live sand or more reasonable argonite. Get rid of the crushed coral...

Glad to see your going MH youll enjoy looking at your tank a lot more and get better results. Unless you have a problem with jumping fish youll want to go without glass on the top of your tank it will help cut back on the heat since evaporation helps cool your water and also you have a glass...

Ive got a lot of stuff as does some other ppl with talent for mechanics under sumps/refugiums look up that topic or try a user name if you hear of a person .

Is this going to be a reef tank or fish tank? Also add in a protien skimmer, and might want to look into a sump if you can, canisters suck i used one for 4 months i still remeber the pain in the butt it was. I would have quit the hobby if i wouldnt have made a sump/fuge for my first tank ...

My sump/fuge on my reef

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here ya go 2 of my fuge/sumps in use

That xenia you see infesting the tank harldy grew in 4 months under PC's is over 50X its original size since i put in HD heres the original Xenia just after i installed MH its barley a spec on the rock