algae in one spot

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so my tank is going on 4 months and i have little spots of algae here and there but it mainly seems to grow off this sump return line for some reason and the other one is spotless is it because that one sits directly under the led light?

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You have to break it down. What does alage need to grow? Nutrients. Check. Typicaly starts in lower flows.. check. Needs light.. check.

So yeah, the light is causing it to grow faster there.
 
I find gha is more light dependent than flow dependent. But it's growing on the outside of the tube not the inside. So the flow coming out of the tubes doesn't matter.
 

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