What is the discoloration on my relatively new Dry Rock?

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I don't know which forum to put this thread. I been having a lot of issue with my tank for the last 6-8 weeks (corals dying). I did an ICP test and it shows elevated levels of tin, bromine and copper. I cleaned out my sump, checked all pumps and searched my DT for the cause and cannot find any. The only think I changed before I notice the corals weren't doing well was adding T5 to my existing LED and adding this Marco's Dry Rock pedestal (got from BRS). I did noticed this discoloration before but today it seems a lot more pronounced and more wide spread. Do any of you know what this discoloration is? Thanks.

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That looks more like algae than anything else. If you are having issues with metals, try a Poly filter or Brightwell's Metasorb. Both work well
 
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Good to know. I've been using poly filter and cuprisorb for a couple of weeks now.
 

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