SW Newbie in McAllen

[M_nica]

Hey y'all. I am beginning my saltwater adventure with a Biocube 29. Today is the day for making sure there are no leaks in my tank so I am running it with water starting in about an hour. I've tried to connect with other SW enthusiasts down here in the Valley since moving down from L.A. in January '09 but haven't had any luck. The few people I have met that run SW tanks have no idea what equipment they have, don't even know their livestock, etc. I'm surprised they have LIVEstock to be honest! I know there is only one LFS and I'll be checking it out ASAP for LR. I've been checking Craigslist every day for LR but no such luck. People want to sell all or nothing and it's always way more than what I need. Hopefully someone from the RGV will read this and we can share. The RGV forum is completely empty :(

If anyone knows any resources down here please share I have tried responding to a few people who are selling things locally but I don't have access to those forums. :(