FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: MICHELE VERDI
Phone: (909) 395-5200

AQUARIUS BRANDS ANNOUNCES ADDITION OF SOUTHWEST TERRITORY LANDSCAPE SALES MANAGER

ONTARIO, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 1, 2004 – Aquarius Brands, Inc. (Aquarius) announced today that Craig Neagle has accepted the newly created position of Southwest Territory Landscape Sales Manager. Craig will be based in Escondido, CA.

Craig brings to the Aquarius team 23 years of sales experience and product knowledge in the agricultural and landscape industry. He has taught basic irrigation and design classes for customers and co-workers. Craig was most recently the Commercial Division Manager for Grangettos Farm and Garden of Escondido, CA. His territory will include Southern California, Arizona, and Nevada.

Aquarius is a leading designer and manufacturer of quality irrigation and water handling products. Aquarius' divisions include Agricultural Products, (API TM), PEPCO™, and Wade Rain Micro-Irrigation. The company has been providing fittings, filters, air vents, tubing, emitters and accessories to the irrigation industry for over 30 years. Branded products include Spin Clean® filters, Tape Loc®, Spin Loc® and Versa Grip™ fittings, Softube® and Flatube®, Pulsator®, Micro- Flapper®, Quadra-Bubbler® and Octa-Bubbler®, among many others. The company has manufacturing facilities in Ontario, CA, Fresno, CA and Winter Haven, FL. Aquarius is a subsidiary of Summa Industries (NasdaqNM: SUMX) located in Torrance, California.

Wade Rain is a registered trademark of R.M. Wade & Co. used under license