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I don't believe the myth that surrounds Elegance corals and Goniopora, that these corals would do better in water that is poor in quality. Someone earlier in this thread, while disagreeing with the bulk of what I have said, stated that he tested the waters in the wild around these corals and could find no measurable nitrates. In my experience these corals react negatively as the water quality diminishes.
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Because of the enormous amount of biodiversity, the constant recycling of nutrients, the full water changes that occur throughout the day in a wild reef this isn't surprising, that you don't get measurable nitrate levels, that doesn't mean there isn't alof of food for these corals particularly live foods like zooplankton. I think that a "dirty tank" isn't the proper term to use but these corals tend to do better in tanks that have more dissolved nutrients and the use of powerful skimmers doesn't bode well for them nor other LPS corals in general IME.
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You also need to take into account the fact these guys are held in collection tubs for one or two days by collectors and shippers overseas before the wholeseller ever sees them. I think elegance is worried that the light they receive while sitting in the collection tubs on the beach or enroute to the shippers or while sitting in the tanks at the wholeseller might be too much.
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I could see this being an issue for longer periods of time but for a couple of days I don't think this would be an issue but I haven't been to these locations, maybe Chuck would be in the best position to say.