Hello,
I also live in the reno/sparks area(near meadowood mall in reno) and I would be interested in joining a reef club as well. I don't have much experience, just started thanks to craigslist, but I do want to learn more, and know that Reno needs a reef club.
I have purchased two salt water tanks from craigslist, a 55 gallon acrylic for $200, and recently a 80 gallon acrylic tank set up for salt water without anything for $200, and none of the people I talked to(other tanks and stuff) have known much about reefs and instead too many people here are wasting their money with no knowledge.