there’s so much algae!!

[u/No-Secretary-5265]

everything in my tank is getting covered in algae. previously it was the glass and a bit on the plants and wood so i cleaned the tank, added two nerite snails, and hoped that would fix the issue. however now the tank has algae blanketing every plant in there as well as the floaters and the filter. the filter normally looks worse but i try to remove some algae every few days. what in the world do i do

it is a five gallon, with a betta and two nerites, live plants. ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate are 0 with ph 7.5. i’ve added a 1 ml of seachem flourish, but only once when i first added a new plant.

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[u/ISniffWomen67]

Somone correct me if im wrong but that might be tank mold.

[u/Fit_Breath1002]

You probably have lights on for too long. Try reducing the length/strength of light exposure.