Help!!! Please sump setup

[Antuan Daniel]

I have a 250 gallon main tank 150 gallon rim less sump tank has been setup for almost 1 year I almost crashed it already brown hair algae went crazy but now it's someone what ok
List of item
2 300 watt mars aqua lights
2 eshopps over flow boxes large good for 150 gallon tank each
2 jebao return pumps 3000 gallon minus head pressure
20 gallon inside the 150 sump to house filter media and carbon a 100 gallon precision marine protein skimmer and bio balls
1 simplicity 340 dc protein skimmer
1 auto top off and auto water change
1 jebao cp55 wave maker
2 power heads on opposite side
1 media reactor with GFO

Not really sure how to set up sump getting slight green algae but doing a lot of cleaning to stop it and water changes lost a ton of corals and trying to see if I'm missing anything or ideas anyone please first saltwater setup thanks heres some pictures any positive feedback will be greatly appreciated

 

[HotRocks]

I guess I am slightly confused... If you are running a refugium light in the sump, green algae is not uncommon.

 

[Antuan Daniel]

I guess I am slightly confused... If you are running a refugium light in the sump, green algae is not uncommon.

I actually dont have a refigium light

 

[HotRocks]

I actually dont have a refigium light

Do you have any light source at all in the sump area?

 

[Softhammer]

Call me crazy but that is the entire point of a sump and refugium. Way better to have it grow there than in the main tank. Plus your setup looks pretty new. I wouldn’t worry about it, just keep on cleaning it out. My refugium setup has been with me for almost 15 years. I still get green hair algae in it, but none in the display...

 

[mch1984]

I think he means green hair algae in the display. It doesn't look there is a refugium right? If not I would rearrange a little and put one in the sump, it looks like you have plenty of room for it. You can do it with out silicone anything in place.

 

[Antuan Daniel]

Do you have any light source at all in the sump area?

No I built a algae scrubber at first but the lights had the entire sump covered in algae it was my mistake I didnt have it setup correctly the grow lights went everywhere I've since pulled it out and will re install later

 

[mch1984]

If just the sump is covered in algae I wouldn't worry about it. Just clean it up every now and then. My skimmer chamber is covered in green hair algae because my fuge light spills over. It's not a big deal, I just clean some of it off every now and then. I would rather it be there than the display.

 

[Antuan Daniel]

If just the sump is covered in algae I wouldn't worry about it. Just clean it up every now and then. My skimmer chamber is covered in green hair algae because my fuge light spills over. It's not a big deal, I just clean some of it off every now and then. I would rather it be there than the display.

Ok thanks I will reinstall my grow lights tonight then