--- title: Pax Water | Tank Mixers Blog | pax scientific description: pax scientific | PAX Water Technologies develops efficient technology for the water and wastewater industry. --- [![PAX Water](https://blog.cleanwater1.com/hubfs/PAX-Water_Technologies_logo_CMYK-2.png)](https://blog.cleanwater1.com/) [Contact Us](https://blog.cleanwater1.com/contact-us) # [The Mix](https://blog.cleanwater1.com/pax-water-blog) ## [Biomimicry in Action [VIDEO]](https://blog.cleanwater1.com/pax-water-blog/bid/81819/Biomimicry-in-Action-VIDEO) Posted by [Lily Kaiserman](https://blog.cleanwater1.com/pax-water-blog/author/lily-kaiserman) on 8/29/12 12:30 PM [![](https://blog.cleanwater1.com/hs-fs/file-15733105-jpg/images/shell_vs_lily.jpg)](https://blog.cleanwater1.com/pax-water-blog/bid/81819/Biomimicry-in-Action-VIDEO) Six years ago, PAX Water Technologies entered the water industry with a novel approach for improving water quality in storage tanks – biomimicry. By examining how fluids move in the natural world, PAX Water Technologies Founder Jay Harman, developed a small yet powerful impeller that **mimics the spiral flow patterns found in whirlpools and tornados**. This 6-inch “Lily” impeller is not only organic in shape (it resembles a Calla Lily), it can mix a 10 million gallon storage tank using the same energy footprint as three 100-watt light bulbs. [Read More](https://blog.cleanwater1.com/pax-water-blog/bid/81819/Biomimicry-in-Action-VIDEO) Topics: [biomimicry](https://blog.cleanwater1.com/pax-water-blog/topic/biomimicry), [impeller](https://blog.cleanwater1.com/pax-water-blog/topic/impeller), [pax scientific](https://blog.cleanwater1.com/pax-water-blog/topic/pax-scientific) [All Posts](https://blog.cleanwater1.com/pax-water-blog/all) ### Comments ### Subscribe to Our Blog ### Follow Us ### Recent Posts #### PAX Water Technologies, Inc. 550 Sycamore Drive Milpitas, CA 95035 #### Talk To Us **Phone** 866.729.6493 [Contact Us](https://www.paxwater.com/contact-us) #### Connect With Us   © 2020 PAX Water Technologies, Inc. ##  [A UGSI Solutions Company](http://www.ugsicorp.com/)