I'm suspicious about any 'black' algae involving the sandbed, because if you have a black pocket in the sandbed that can be lethal hydrogen sulphide, the rotten eggs smell---and very bad for a tank. If you do have a problematic sandbed situation don't try to clean it: let nature---get a couple of true nassarius or one fighting conch per 50 gallons, and let them go to work. They burrow and get to things safely.
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Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low.
Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.
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