[FishKid]

will the growth of algae have a bad effect on corals? the reason for me asking, is that i was planning on ordering either some polyps, anthellia or brain coral (the brain was sold out so i'll have to wait for that!) but i had, literally over night, an algae EXPLOSION!! the whole left hand corner of my tank is mostly brown! its on the sand, LR, everywhere except the right half of the tank! I have a feeling that the RIO on my skimmer is the cause of this! I HATE RIO POWERHEADS!!!

Now will all of this algae have an adverse effect on any corals that i should add in the next couple of days?

mark

[icemark]

More than likely a Diatom bloom rather than an algae bloom. When the silicates in your water are used up it will more than likley disappear.