Yes, I am familiar with the work and recently contacted Bob requesting his raw data to dig a little deeper into his results. Bob's work benefitted our hobby and I think he's a great myth buster.
Regardless of Bob' fine results, I stand by the statement that little scientific data exists to support the claim about the amount of live rock needed per gallon or that it is actually necessary to have live rock for successful reef systems except that it is a nice looking anchor for coral.
