I am a pretty big beginner too. I only have a fluval 13.5 but I have a lot of gear ive picked up and working my way to coral still. I am having too much learning about fish and inverts.
I think Reef Life has some of the healthiest fish in the area and the greatest prices for fish or coral. They stock mostly frags if you want to grow it all out.
Aquarium Artisans up in ohio is the biggest store in the area and have the biggest selection of frags/full colonies/ or fish around. They also have the highest prices though.
Right now Pet World in florence seems to have nothing but sick fish so beware of them. Idk if it is just a thing going on there now but it didn't look nice in there lol.
Aquatics and Exotics also in Ohio doesn't even use copper in their holding tanks so I am skeptical of buying there. Also I feel like they knew I had a bunch of credit and were giving me high prices for everything.
Discover aquatics in taylor mill is quite nice too. They have some nice colonies for sale and a pretty good selection otherwise.
