1st brick and mortar store that I have seen in a very long time that actually has a display case full of Neptune and Ecotech products. Thumbs up for Aquarium Village in Westbury!
Why are they the worst? I know they are not THAT great in terms of pricing and livestock quality... But they do have almost everything you need... Pets Place II in Nanuet has decent stuff also...
I live Abt 5 min from pets place and Abt 10 from beitals. They do have tons of overpriced equipment but That place borders on animal abuse when it comes to how they keep the fishes. There's always a ton of dead fishes in every tank and they are overpriced and most things are expired. pets place is clean with good stock but their price is over 3 times what you would pay anywhere else