I'm pretty sure I want to get an LED lighting system but for now I just have some regular T-5 bulbs above the tank. With all the lights running, the temperature in the hood was getting hot which was causing the water temperature to get into the mid 80s.
A while ago I had bought a temperature controlled 120mm fan for the hood but never installed it. So with a little help, I cut a hole in the back of the hood and installed the fan. From what I've seen so far, it looks like that will do the trick to keep the temperature down.
Also, I didn't like the lights just resting on the frame of the tank so I rigged up a temporary system to keep them suspended on the top of the hood. Works much better now and the light seems to look better when it gets into the tank.
Oh yeah, the reason I couldn't post pictures just yet is because I am writing this while sitting in front of the tank on my laptop. I struggled with the wireless connection setup for about an hour and finally got it working. And with Linux no less :)
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