FAQ study shows that corals prefer to grow touching turf

[dtyharry]

http://www.stri.si.edu/sites/taxonomy_t ... _Algae.pdf (http://www.stri.si.edu/sites/taxonomy_training/Docs/phycology_docs/4_1_Introduction_Turf_Algae.pdf)

You will always find evidence to support an argument. The answer is balance surely.

[dtyharry]

http://www.amigoe.com/english/72684-cor ... urf-algae- (http://www.amigoe.com/english/72684-coral-reeves-disappear-due-to-turf-algae-)

http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi ... ne.0014312 (http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0014312)

Just google turf algae scientific studies.

[SantaMonica]

Exactly. It's important to know how the reefs actually work (i.e., corals on natural reefs prefer to grow touching turf).