Thanks for the suggestions for cleaning. Looks like I'll be making a custom hood. As for he filters and other things go, this tank came with nothing. That's going to be next question. What kind of setup you guys would suggest.
Walmart and pet stores have these aquarium kits I can buy. Are these kits sufficient? Or a home built filtration? From what I have read in the forum so far it looks lie lot of people have setup some elaborate systems to keep the tank clean.