I had an attack of small starfish that were eating the purple off the rocks... got a harlequin shrimp to rid me of the pests but I have some work to do to get all my purple back. This is on a rock thats out of direct main light. This black spot has been getting bigger and it sheets like slime algea.
cyano is a bacterial growth similar to algae. It is both annoying and bad depending on how difficult it is to remove. While increasing flow in the area where the cyano is may help it does not always cure the problem. Cyano can feed on both nutrients and/ or light. What are your nitrate, phosphate readings?
Update: Ok think I figured it out. Had a phosphate boost. My harlequin shrimp is eating all my small starfish (which i need her to dp badly)and she leaves behind a small carcass. I have put in a GFO to help pull it down. So far so good.