What is this on my corals and rocks??

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Last few days I have been seeing my corals " dirty " . I am not sure what this is but it's like a layer of dirt covering my rocks and now i am seeing it on my corals. Anyone know what it is? How do I get rid of it? I have tried to use a toothbrush but it is not helping.
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3rd pic, Acan was nice and fluffy now looks like it is melting away..
 
Here is a pic of my rocks.. this dirt film all over them.


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Those pics are a little fuzzy. Were they taken under blue lights or whites?
Stumps me if a toothbrush won't take it off, but it looks green in the pics, which is why I ask about the lighting.

I'm just getting over some nice clumping diatoms, but under just blues in the evening, it could easily be mistaken for a strong coating of coraline :)
 
Those pics are a little fuzzy. Were they taken under blue lights or whites?
Stumps me if a toothbrush won't take it off, but it looks green in the pics, which is why I ask about the lighting.

I'm just getting over some nice clumping diatoms, but under just blues in the evening, it could easily be mistaken for a strong coating of coraline :)
it was not with blue lights. it is under whites. still does not explain how it is all over the corals. it looks like strings of dirt.. like i feel like pulling all these corals and removing all plugs..
 

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