[JetEngineMech]

I am losing the algae battle. When I do my monthly water changes, I have a LOT of algae to remove. It's like a carpet over the ENTIRE sand bed, my (non-live) rocks...even my hermit crabs have it. It's mostly dark green but there is a bit of red in some places. And it all comes back within a month. It's draping off my power filter returns, clogging my pump and filter inlets...it's everywhere! What can I do to help keep this stuff in check? My water circulation isn't the best. There are quite a few dead spots. ALso, I only have 3 or 4 snails and 3 or 4 hermit crabs. Will fixing the water flow and getting a pre-made cleanup crew help? My water params seem to be good and my lighting isn't on too long from what I've read here. The look of this thick, dark algae all over everything is really taking the fun out of things.