i ended up building my own based on three different hob's i custimixzed it to fit the coralife 18w light which was 22.50$ at the lfs, i already had a small powerhead 50gph, after i called a local construction store they cut all the pieces to the sizes I needed for 14.87$. so the whole project was around 40.00$ and well worth it. I took johnny5's idea and put LR with some pom pom xenia in there which is doing nicely. also i already have arangments with the lfs to sell back the xenia. thanks everyone for the advice.
jeff
oh yea i did hand it directly on the side of the tank and not the back. i find my self staring just as much in there as my tank.