| Parameter | HBH | HWN | Type of test | Conclusion | Effect of husbandry | Ref(s) | |
| Seawater quality & ALCC (in situ data) | |||||||
| Temperature (˚C)-monthly mean | 26.4 ± 1.8 | 26.6 ± 2.0 | student’s t-test | HBH = HWN | Not applicable (NA) | [12] | |
| Temperature (˚C)-monthly range | 6.3 ± 2.0 | 3.2 ± 0.6 | student’s t-test | HBH > HWN (2-fold) | NA | [12] | |
| Salinity | 32.7 ± 0.5 (SE) | 32.4 ± 0.23 (SE) | student’s t-test | HBH = HWN | Not significant (NS) | [12] [22] | |
| Light at 7.5 m (PAR; μmol/m2/s) | 94 ± 9.1 | 94 ± 8.6 | student’s t-test | HBH = HWN | NS | [12] | |
| pH | 8.28 ± 0.03 (SE) | 8.29 ± 0.02 (SE) | student’s t-test | HBH = HWN | Not determined (ND) | [22] | |
| Dissolved oxygen (%) | 118 ± 3.0 (SE) | 126 ± 2.9 (SE) | student’s t-test | HBH = HWN | ND | [22] | |
| BOD5 (mg/L) | 1.1 ± 0.1 (SE) | 1.3 ± 0.1 (SE) | student’s t-test | HBH = HWN | ND | [22] | |
| [Nitrite] (μg/L) | 2.5 ± 0.5 (SE) | 7 ± 4 (SE) | student’s t-test | HBH = HWN | ND | [22] | |
| [Nitrate] (μg/L) | 49 ± 13 (SE) | 53 ± 9 (SE) | student’s t-test | HBH = HWN | ND | [22] | |
| [Ammonia] (μg/L) | 35 ± 11 (SE) | 63 ± 21 (SE) | student’s t-test | HBH = HWN | ND | [22] | |
| [Phosphate] (μg/L) | 3.5 ± 1.5 (SE) | 9 ± 3 (SE) | student’s t-test | HBH = HWN | ND | [22] | |
| [Silicate] (μg/L) | 600 ± 60 (SE) | 400 ± 80 (SE) | student’s t-test | HBH > HWN (1.5-fold) | ND | [22] | |
| [Suspended solids] (mg/L) | 20 ± 3 (SE) | 12 ± 2 (SE) | student’s t-test | HBH > HWN (1.6-fold) | ND | [22] | |
| Turbidity (NTU) | 7.2 ± 1.6 (SE) | 3.3 ± 0.8 (SE) | student’s t-test | HBH > HWN (2-fold) | ND | [22] | |
| [Chl-a] (μg/L) | 0.26 ± 0.07 (SE) | 0.25 ± 0.03 (SE) | student’s t-test | HBH = HWN | ND | [22] | |
| ALCC (%) | 43 ± 25 | 28 ± 25 | student’s t-test | HBH = HWN | ND | [22] | |
| Coral physiology and biological composition (in situ data for all response variables except growth, RNA/DNA ratio, protein/DNA ratio, and the Sym GCP) | |||||||
| Growth (mg/cm2/day) | 0.8 ± 0.2 | 0.7 ± 0.2 | student’s t-test | HBH = HWN | ND (did not assess in situ) | [12] | |
| Sym density (cells/cm2) | 3.1 ± 1.0 | 3.0 ± 0.3 | Wilcoxon testa | HBH = HWN | Yes (increased), HWN > HBH post-exp. | [14] | |
| Areal chl-a (μg/cm2) | 2.8 ± 1.2 | 3.1 ± 0.8 | student’s t-testb | HBH = HWN | Yes (increased), HBH > HWN post-exp. | [14] | |
| Chl-a/cell (pg/cell) | 0.9 ± 0.3 | 1.0 ± 0.3 | student’s t-test | HBH = HWN | Yes (increased) | [14] | |
| Fv/Fm (dark-adapted) | 0.74 ± 0.01 | 0.75 ± 0.01 | student’s t-test | HBH = HWN | Yes (increased), HBH > HWN post-exp. | [12] [14] | |
| RNA/DNA ratio | 0.4 ± 0.2 | 0.4 ± 0.1 | student’s t-testb | HBH = HWN | ND | [12] | |