tropical Island have some great sps! but for me its a little far. I'm in nassau. Great place also. Been there twice but never bought anything. im not ready for sps yet.
Surprisingly though sps frags i do have are doing really well but my pulsing xenias melted.
Tropical island is great. But if OP is coming from Valley Stream, Aquarium Village is probably his best bet and you really can't beat their atmosphere or pricing.
Xenias are the easiest and toughest coral to keep.
It took over a large rock in my tank and I would regularly harvest it until it stopped growing like that. Not I have a couple shoots in the back of my live rock. Hasnt spread in over two years. It slowly creeps and I cut it back.
Mushrooms are the same way in my tank.
AVs cool they have some nice stuff not much in fish or supplies
Pet warehouse is around the block i stopped by today theere loaded
with fish and coral and theres another place in nassau cant remember
the name
Just got back from aquarium village and bought a clam.
Also check out mutts and butts on merrick rd. in merrick. And total aquariums on sunrise hwy. in lynbrook. Both have some pretty cool stuff.
There is Tropical Showcase on Old Country Rd in Hicksville. They are overpriced compared to PW and AV and the place is a mess.
The staff is not as friendly either.
There is a place in Mineola on Jericho Tpk that sells a lot of birds and soft coral. Hit or miss but mostly a miss.