[tang daddy]

hb reefer great idea I may have to steal that one,

For the lights it really depends on how much you wanna spend.....

Being that it's bowfront makes it harder to build a canopy but not impossible, also you can buy canopies pre fabbed however if you want to make one it shouldn't be hard first thing I would suggest is making a template of the top of the tank. The part that bows is not a concern then construct a rectangle foot print to the height that you want plywood can easily be bent for the front piece as long as you had the curve right with wood being screwed on to the back so no screw heads appear on the face, I would go with a hinge style on one side opening like a fridge door with a magnet on the other side to hold it in place, paint it flat black and voila.

This project can be easily done in 1/2 a day get all your measurements and homedepot should be able to cut everything, but really it depends a real easy way to stop light bleed is getting a half moon reflector and mounting t5 inside but I would much rather build a canopy!

As for target feeding turn off return pump and flow pumps have precut shrimp use a stainless steel tong and away I go since my tank is 80%sps I only target feed my softies and lps monthly they're happy cheers Chris