Thanks guys, I have plenty of reading ahead of me and to be honest, the reason I posted was because of the other thread started by MPS. While I haven't gotten through all of the RC thread, I still have not seen any mention of a specific study.
So, Boomer says this:
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Growth is a function of PAR/PUR or total irradiace, to include "food" and K plays almost no roll, if any at all. K is mostly a function of change in color, as observed by you, not that the coral has changed . It is our eyes playing tricks on us or in many cases the corals, by certain lighting, which produce a greater response of fluorescing substances.
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But, I still have not found the literature supporting such, and when I say literature, I mean real scientific studies. I am sure it is out there, I just haven't found it. Of course, finding any primary literature in this field is VERY difficult so it might not be there. If not, then I would be guarded about statements like this. Perhaps I can coax Boomer in here to set me straight (although he has probably answered this question ad nauseum before).
Take er easy
Scott T.