So I decided to upgrade my cuc today.
Got six Turbo snails and a sand shifting star fish. I'm hoping this will help with my algae problems.
I also finally picked up a turkey baster from Zellers! Made a nice mess in my tank and cleaned out my HOB filter after letting it collect detritus and blown off bits of algae for a while
Steps taken towards beating algae:
10 blue legged hermits
6 Turbo snails
RO/DI water filtration system
Turkey basting the heck out of my rocks
Anything else anybody can think of other than a protein skimmer (hopefully a near-future upgrade)?