Inside of the canopy was just bare wood on the old hood. I actually didnt want to order a new reflector so I bought aluminum sheeting $5 for a 6"X10' roll. I took some extra fine buffing compound that I used for the car and actually got the sheeting to a near mirror like finish. Then it was easy enough to bend and attatch where I wanted it. I am guessing it was a combination of both that made it brighter- moving the lights closer to the water and the addition of the reflector.

christerrell2k3 -
The bottom of the MH bulb was 10.5" from the water surface the first time. I cut the old hood a inch at a time to lower it until I found the light coverage I was looking for and it is about 7" from the water surface now.

I ended up with two 48"VHO bulbs and one 250W MH bulb on my 55g. I have some LPS and softies in my tank so I was able to concentrate the MH over the middle of the tank and on each end it is a bit dimmer so I moved all the softies to the ends, LPS closer, and the SPS (only one at the moment) high right under the MH. This way I am hoping that I can keep the few corals I like and keep them all happy in a little 55g tank.