looking for a store!

[TheReefKeeper]

I'm on the east coast and planing on heading over to Ft Lauderdale,Miami area. I'm looking for a good store to visit. I would like to see alot of SPS ONLY not much else intrests me. Who has the most mind blowing store over their? Something worth the trip. I've read the spread sheet and theirs just too many to choose from. Whats simply the best. Even boca area is ok. Again Only SPS.

 

[pedromatic]

Off the top of my head, in Broward there's Reef's Edge, Coral Reef Farm, Amazing Reef Life, all within a small radius. Check the LFS Finder for address, phone number.

 

[TheReefKeeper]

Thanks. Those three are the best in your opinion out of the whole list of stores over their as far as acros. Driving distance dose not matter just selection. I really just want the best selection of sps so I can plan a route. If that's it then thanks.

 

[A.T.T.R]

coral reef farm and arl reefs edge is mostly soft and had no sps when i last went

eco reef is good ( lots of frags ) and petsunlimited has alot of sps as well

 

[ReefWreak]

IMO Coral Reef Farm has the most SPS usually (big size pieces as well as frags) and the staff are really great. Eco Reef usually has sweet frags, mostly rare ORA frags as well. Both great places.

If you're coming down around March 9th, the frag swap is going to have some SICK SPS corals there, as there are so many locals (including myself) who have some nice acropora, montipora, etc colonies, and we're pretty generous about the types and quantity of frags we bring. It'll be a good time if you're around then.

 

[TheReefKeeper]

Thanks I'll wait for more opinions from others and then put together a master plan. It seems their is going to be a lot of different opinions out their on the best store for sps. I'm formerly from the Boston Reefers and our club put together a list with different categories of rating system cleanest,best sps,best lps so on. I've seen some people making suggestions on store ratings it would be great for your fellow reefers just put out some polls for a few weeks and let the hobbyists decide who is on top. Just a suggestion. I know I would use it right about now.Thanks guys really looking forward to your opinions. I'll be going Tuesday I'll report back my opinions.

 

[db_triggerfish]

Coral Reef farm has the best med size(4-5 inches) SPS i have seen, though i have never been to reefedge or petsunlimited.

 

[jessp]

Eco-Reef is like the ORA retail store of corals, and they have predominantly SPS. From what I understand it is all SPS and some LPS. Robert is a great guy as well.

 

[jessp]

coral reef farm is incredible also, and i was there two days ago and they had really nice sps

 

[TheReefKeeper]

Looks like Coral Reef farm and Eco-Reef is winning the sps category.
Keep up with the feedback guys its making my decision easier already. I really appreciate it Thanks.

 

[jessp]

yeah for sps definately go to eco-reef

 

[Ding2daDong]

Your stops should include for sure the best sps in south florida are; Oh and I added some pictures that are from our clubs last LFS hop. Most of the stores have added new tanks or changed stuff around for the better so these are a little outdated.

Reefs Edge- bali aquacultured sps, frags, colonies, neat store huge top down 700g acrylic show tank, and about 1 billions ricordia... seriously.

Coral Reef Farm- any and every type of coral in the book they get in, great customer service, frags-mini colonies-huge colonies. awesome sps, acans, aussie, brains, yumas, clams, lps, zoanthids, montiporas, caps, lots of good stuff! black tang, exotic fish, rare corals, great liverock prices. etc etc

Eco Reef- bali aquacultured sps, ORA sps, ORA fish, really cool store with alot of dry goods/ corals.

Exotic aquatic- neat store with some nice sps peices. Nice show tank.

hth

-Matthew

 

[ReefWreak]

Dang Matt, look at the size of those Luminarcs!

 

[sufunk]

No question, Coral Reef Farm has the best prices and the nicest corals BY FAR, and it really isn't even close!

They may not have quite as large a selection(even though they have alot) as some other stores but they get the nicest pieces and they are usually about half the price if that as other stores charge for the INSANE pieces. The REALLY nice pieces they always have would cost at least double at other stores.

I was just there today and got 2 REALLY nice monti frags for practically nothing. They had a ton of nice softies, lps, and sps with ALOT of really nice montipora's.

p.s.- Got a hydor Koralia 2 there last week for $35.00:eek1: See how much Koralia's run you at every other store in Broward compared to their price. Even online, you can barely get a Koralia 2 for $35

 

[TheReefKeeper]

THANKS SO MUCH GUYS!
I guys It'll be Coral Reef Farm,Eco Reef and Exotic Aquatic.
Again Thanks

 

[jessp]

they are all lined up one after the other off 95 good road trip

 

[jeffbrig]

All of my store bought SPS have come from either Coral Reef Farm or Reef's Edge. Eco Reef has good stuff too, but I rarely make the trip up to their shop.

I don't know why anyone would think Reef's Edge only has softies - they've been bringing in some great Bali SPS for some time now. I try to go in and cherry pick every time they get a shipment (and from what I understand, they're getting a new shipment in this week).