purple algae

[Dave Griffin]

my tank turned from purple algae to black in 2 days and everything died I checked everything the only thing off was a high but not extreme was the PH any thoughts thank you
Dave

 

[KJ]

Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[Jeffcb]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!

 

[PeterC99]

Welcome to R2R!

Can you show some pics?

 

[Dave Griffin]

Welcome to R2R!

Can you show some pics?

I totally cleaned up the tank and started over I am concerned for next time

 

[Dave Griffin]

Welcome to R2R!

Can you show some pics?

I totally cleaned up the tank and started over I am concerned for next time

I used a brush on the coral rocks with hydrogen peroxide and then rinsed with clean RO water was that a good idea saw that on YouTube

 

[PeterC99]

When you said everything died, do you mean fish and corals?

 

[fuelman]

welcome to R2R!!!

 

[JL15219]

Welcome to R2R!

 

[|Frank|]

Welcome to the forum!

 

[Fred2482]

Welcome!

 

[Dave Griffin]

When you said everything died, do you mean fish and corals?

Yes every single thing

 

[lelandmarine]

Welcome
Can you get more information. How big was the tank? How old was the tank? What kind of livestock did you have? What kind of lights….

 

[PeterC99]

Yes every single thing

Sorry about that. What do you think went wrong?

 

[G Santana]

Welcome to R2R

 

[Jimbhoy13]

Welcome to R2R. Sorry about your loss. Hope you solve the problem. Lots of knowledgeable and helpful people here who will support and advise you when needed.

 

[vetteguy53081]

my tank turned from purple algae to black in 2 days and everything died I checked everything the only thing off was a high but not extreme was the PH any thoughts thank you
Dave

Pics under white light would be helpful. Are you sure it was algae and not bacteria or other pest forms?

 

[vetteguy53081]

 

[Salty Rambler]

Welcome to R2R! Sorry to hear about your loss.

 

[Fish Think Pink]

my tank turned from purple algae to black in 2 days and everything died I checked everything the only thing off was a high but not extreme was the PH any thoughts thank you
Dave

Welcome!

Sorry for your losses, but glad you joined and are hanging in there! You must have lots of BBA - Bounce Back Ability and that is a great thing for this hobby. The more info you can share the more likely someone will have helpful ideas so it doesn't again happen