Panta Rhei’s HydroWizard ECM42 gets near final specs and release date

Panta Rhei made it’s first public appearance at MACNA 2014 this past weekend in Denver, COlorado and with it, the first public display of their forthcoming HydroWizard Small which will henceforth be referred to as the ECM42. As a German…

Panta Rhei used ultrasound to sex mega rare zebra pike cichlid

For many marine fish, it is impossible to determine the sex of a given reef species simply by looking at it. Many species of saltwater fish have differently colored sexes, dichromatic, or different shaped sexes, dimorphic, or in the case…

Hands on with the HydroWizard Small aka HW42

We’ve finally got our hands on the hotly anticipated HydroWizard Small water pump and we just can’t wait to show it to you. The HydroWizard Small aka the HW42 is the first consumer-size water mover from Panta Rhei, better known…

HydroTube pump from Panta Rhei goes for water huge volume at low pressure

The new HydroTube pump from Panta Rhei is approximately what you’d expect to get by combining the design of a centrifugal pump and a propeller pump. Based on the motor of the HydroWizard Medium pump, the HydroTube still uses a…

First batch of HydroWizard Small pumps ready for testing

The HydroWizard Small is the third installment of the powerful pump trilogy from German manufacturer Panta Rhei. While the original HydroWizard at $5000 is really priced at huge aquatic displays (think seals and penguins), an the HydroWizard Medium is for…

First pictures of the HydroWizard Small

The HydroWizard line of extreme propeller water pumps has given enjoyment to some very large and medium HydroWizard owners. With their third and smallest HydroWizard Small, Panta Rhei will finally be entering the foray of the private home aquarium owners, albeit…

HydroJet hot rod centrifugal pump from Panta Rhei

The HydroJet is a highly performance centrifugal pump by Panta Rhei with the same breed of hyper efficient electrical motor as the HydroWizard pumps. In development for some time, the HydroJet codename “63” can be used externally or submerged and…

First look at the Hydro Wizard Small in development by Panta Rhei

If the Hydro Wizard Medium is a pump for the 1% of reefers then maybe the Hydro Wizard Small might be one for 10% of us. A prototype of the Hydro Wizard Small does not yet exist in real life…

Hydro Wizard medium now available for pre-order from Panta Rhei, shipping in December

If you’ve got a big league reef tank and you’ve been curious about the “smaller” Hydro Wizard we hope you’ve been saving up your coins cause you’re going to need a lot of them to get one of your own.…

Hydrowizard Medium water pump: exclusive prototype testing on a 1500 gallon reef

[vimeo width=”680″ height=”420″]http://vimeo.com/25603645[/vimeo] The HydroWizard is perhaps the biggest propeller water pump ever designed for aquarium but at $5000 and 50,000 gallons per hour, it is way overkill for even the most jumbo reef tanks. Luckily for us Panta Rhei…