Hey Barry, I also just signed up to this forum and hoping to contact more people with aquaponics. I am in Southern New Jersey and operation a small scale greenhouse system. We have been looking for others in our area too but have not had such luck. It is intriguing to be on the cutting edge of this technique and it has been very rewarding. We have about 1200 gallons between four tanks and running very smoothly. I'm looking forward to improving and growing what we have started here. Good luck to you on the opposite coast!