Dry Rock and long-term bacterial bloom

[eli@fijireefrock.com]

Originally Posted by Myka

I've never heard of this or experienced this. I did some Googling and couldn't find it mentioned.

This is actually could be explained in a long and few different steps.
Under scientific research is known fact that different bacteria grows differently under specific conditions.I wish I still have those papers but will looks and see what I can find.
Maybe look for bacteria harvesting and growth under different conditions.
or
Stimulation of ocean bacteria under different conditions.
or
Type of reef Bacteria harvesting sunlight
or
Spectrum analysis for bacteria growth
or
Bacterial protein cells under spectrum conditions
....
Light is one of them it does render some bacteria in a dormant stage and if conditions are met render them useless..