Questions - Need some input

Hey All
I am starting to put together a plan for my next step which will be a sump and skimmer and would appreciate any input you might have. For those of you who did not see my other posts i have converted my 108gal fresh water tank to salt water. It is going decent so far and i will try to do a tank update soon.

First off as for a sump i was thinking of building one based off of Marcs' website but when i called about acrylic my local supplier only carried the brands Plexi ...

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So in the past 3 weeks I have finally added a protein skimmer and started using RO/DI water.. its hard to tell if things are better yet but I know my mushrooms and buttons arent doing super well yet.. Now my concern is my lights.. The green algae is growing still pretty fast.. My T5s are a little over a year old now.. Do you think that would help the nusance algae to grow and polyps to look bad?
Especially the algae.. the polyps have not been looking good for a ...

Is this bracing if so what kind (sorry phone pics)

I guess I was going to fast and measured wrong. The overflow is one inch wide and the return is also one inch wide. The water is being drained from the bottom of the tank with a bulkhead Thanks everyone.What return pump should I get?

I Plan on putting in a mag drive 7 return pump with a head flow at 4ft approx 480 gph which equates to about cycling the tank water about 4 times per hour. I'll split the returns to 2 with a SCWD and place them just off of center. I also have 2 Rio 1700 Power heads the the ends of the tank.

Do I need more water current in the tank??? If so, I was thinking about the Koralias, just not sure what size/flow rate and position. Are there any good ideas for which water pushers need ...