The only lights are the halides. They are 2 x 250 Watt 20k XM bulbs. Sometime over the winter I will be adding an Icecap 660 with 4 48" VHO's. Not sure of spectrum yet.
The canopy is pretty simple except I have all of my return lines attached to it. I didn't want to have all kinds of holes in the canopy for light to escape so I told the guy making it to leave NO openings in the back. I then cut the opening for the overflow.
Because I didn't cut any holes for the return lines, the only way I could get them to the corners of the tank was to run them along the canopy. I lose quite a bit of pressure this way and I will eventually upgrade the return pump.
As you can see in the picture, it's not too complicated. The return is split in two to the corners....the return from the sump is connected to the canopy system via a metal hose clamp. If I need to remove the canopy for anything I simply shut off the return pump and detatch the return line from the canopy. It's a weird setup but it's functional and clean.
