Can't stand this newbie issues

[Wayne]

Like mentioned lights out and GFO is the answer. I am sure some of the problem is if your vacuuming it out you may be disturbing it too much and releasing more algea spores into the water causing further outbreaks. Depending on the severity can you remove affected rocks, scrub them in your sink then put them in a 5 gallon pail with some old tank water and a small powerhead for a week?