I suppose it could look black under no light or the right light. Vacuum and remove it and increase flow in that area and see if it comes back. DO NOT USE RED SLIM REMOVER. I did and I regret it, it left a ton of dead cyano in my sump that I had to clean out. Best to treat it without chemicals. I know that there is alot of people who used it with no problem but I feel it just made a mess.