I have always wanted to know....

I looked at thier website and I have never heard of this brand, do you know much about it?

 

totally agree !!

 

I'd rather get different components from companies that specialize in that component.

Skimmers and lights (as an example) are not the same skill set.

 

Eh, you got a somewhat of a good point, but if the light they make is good quality, if they make a protein skimmer, chances are they will make a good skimmer, not all things companies specialize in are even good.

 

In a way, Oceanic does this with their Biocube.

Some companies are better than others. Specialising makes them even better yet!

 

I just looked at their site and if you click on the 'reef octopus real marine tank system' pic and then scroll to the bottom, it says.... "Real Marine Tank with System:Slide Door,special & Strong Glass Glue;Chiller Room Design;Plug Room design;Solid Wood Cabinet with quality finishing;Super Clear Glass;Color available:Red,Silver;Nature Wood;Black Cherry;White."

 

Specialization is the backbone of our economy. For one company to make all aquarium related products not only would they require tons of different machine shop systems to fabricate all these products, but they would also need the capital required to setup a corporation like this. However, what comes to mind for me is something that of a construction general contractor. What someone could do is start a company and subcontract out fabricators to make many different products (lighting, skimmers, filters, etc...) under similar specifications to have matching colors/logos/brands. However this is highly unlikely in a industry such as this. Interesting though....

 

I can answer some questions for you, as I use them on my tank

True, I agree.

 

no one does filteration like bashsea!! they take it to a whole new level thats for sure.

 

if you're concerned about uniformity, just get a sump and you don't have to worry about anything matching up really. The only thing you see in my set-up is my pendant and my mp10 on the backwall, everything else, banished to the sump . Aesthetically you will love a sump if you're concerned about things looking clean and tidy, just one of their many benefits.