Habitat System
River Stream Tank
A living stream with real current, riffles and pools — for exhibits, teaching and holding.
A stream habitat that behaves like a real river: controllable unidirectional current over riffles and pools, natural substrate and temperature control for native fish and invertebrates.
Designed, fabricated and tested in Cincinnati, Ohio
Runs on Aquafab Workbench — programming, calibration and data logging built in
Lifetime technical support, plus optional installation and training
System builder
Configure your system
Tell us about the stream you want to recreate.
A River Stream Tank recreates a living stream: real unidirectional current over natural substrate, riffles and pools, and the organisms that depend on them. Like all of our habitat systems, it is engineered to simulate the real environment — current, temperature and light behave the way they do in the river you are representing.
Highlights
- Controllable, unidirectional current with adjustable velocity
- Riffle-and-pool layouts with natural or custom substrate
- Temperature control for cold-water species
- Programmable daylight cycles in Aquafab Workbench
- Designed, built, installed and supported in-house
Equally at home as a public-gallery exhibit, a teaching tool for watershed ecology or a holding system for stream fish and invertebrates. Every stream tank is custom — tell us your species, space and goals and we will design around them.
| Option | Choice | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Primary use | Public exhibit | |
| Teaching | ||
| Research holding | ||
| Temperature | Ambient | |
| Chilled (cold-water species) | ||
| Heated |
Manuals, quick-start guides and Aquafab Workbench software are delivered with every system and are available to owners in our Resource Library.
Every Aquafab system is backed by the people who designed and built it.
- Warranty: standard systems include a 2-year warranty on Aquafab-fabricated components and electronics.
- Lifetime support: phone, email and remote support for as long as you own the system.
- Installation & training: optional on-site installation, commissioning and hands-on training for your lab or teaching staff.
- Maintenance: on-site maintenance visits and replacement parts on request.
Questions?
Talk it through with an engineer.
Not sure which options fit your protocol? We're happy to help you specify the right system — no obligation.