Black bubbly snotty looking things over my rocks and sand

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From the description it sounds like bubble algae
 
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that’s cyano

it’s common in new tanks.
you need to increase flow,
and get your parameters in check
 

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Life lost may not be related to the algae. How are your parameters? Using RoDi water?
 
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thanks guys I use rodi from a aquarium shop promises are just completely messed up so one week my calcium shoots up to 600 alkalinity stay is it like 400 then I do a test a week later and my parameters are now 300 and 400 it’s so weird as iv had my 100l tank for 3 years but bf looked after it. Than he left and took it with him so I got my own in lock down one a 250l as it was on sell for cheep at pet shop will upload pic or vid of my test wating on Solutions to do all tests again tomorrow
 
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