Big update time! With pictures!
The lighting over the frag tank is my old Current USA Sundial 4x24w T5 fixture hung by the Current USA arms. Unfortunately the fixture did not come with mounting brackets for the hanging arm kit so I had to DIY my own. Basically I just unscrewed the plastic end covers and dremeled 3/16" slots into the edges where the metal end pieces could slight right in. Then the end covers were screwed back on over the metal pieces. It works well and looks nice, but it means i can't take the light off the cords without undoing six screws on each side. I'll have to wait and see if that becomes annoying.
My return comes from the main system pump (a ReeFlo Dart) and runs through a 1" SCWD. I didn't need the one inch version but I do like how you can unscrew the top for cleaning and you can hard plumb it into the tank.
My overflow runs through a "herbie" style drain. I have one standpipe with no openings that I purposely restrict using a ball valve to maintain a full blown siphon (which is silent) that can handle barely less then the water flowing over the weir (so I don't get the toilet sucking sound when the siphon breaks). The remaining water flows through a normal standpipe very quietly. As an added failsafe, if my siphon clogs or slows down the increase in water will cover a hole in the top of the second stand pipe, creating a siphon that drains the overflow box and makes the toilet noise so that i know something is wrong.
The stand itself covers my skimmer and has a few other goodies. As you can see, its a pretty tight fit.
Two shelves to hold all sorts of goodies on the left:
And my Drew's Dosers and Two Part jugs on the right:
