Need help on getting rid of my algae

So my tank has been doing pretty good recently especially with plant growth,however I seem to have a problem with algae so far I have green algae on the glass and what I believe to be black beard algae on the rocks and sand is their anyway I can get rid of my algae without harming any plants?
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To reduce the algae growth, you’ll probably want to cut back the amount of time your lights are on. Maybe 4 - 6 hours per day?

Until then, just lightly wipe or brush (toothbrush) it off your plants.

 

To reduce the algae growth, you’ll probably want to cut back the amount of time your lights are on. Maybe 4 - 6 hours per day?

Until then, just lightly wipe or brush (toothbrush) it off your plants.

Alright I’ll definitely try that should I also cut back on fertilizer I was using what was recommended for my tank however could that also be causing the algae?

 

Alright I’ll definitely try that should I also cut back on fertilizer I was using what was recommended for my tank however could that also be causing the algae?

I‘d suggest changing one thing at a time. Try cutting back on the lights first.

Just out of curiosity, how long were you keeping your tank lights on?

 

I‘d suggest changing one thing at a time. Try cutting back on the lights first.

Just out of curiosity, how long were you keeping your tank lights on?

I wanna say from 9am to 8pm but I just bought a timer I have it set to 9am to 4pm

 

Yeah, 11 hrs is way to long.