AquaSD in in San Diego. One guy said that he bought something there on his very last day in SD and they packaged it up for him free of charge to take on the airplane. I've heard they've had some really nice corals too. Next time I'm in SD I'm gonna check them out and possibly take home some corals.
go check out sdreefs.com I know aquasd is a pretty cool place run by a guy named will. the other mainstays that arent always the greatest are octopus's garden on convoy st and aquatic warehouse on clairemont both in clairemont mesa area. the local one down in cv is south bay tropicals on 3rd i think it is. but seriouslyy drop by the local forums and see what you can scrounge up. might even be a guy or two making an la run to wholesalers.