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Petlibro's Dockstream 2 is a 3 L smart fountain with a stainless steel drinking tray and no submerged pump: a magnetic rotor in the tank spins under a driver in the base and lifts water to the tray, an arrangement Petlibro rates at 23 dB. The app logs intake, sends refill and filter alerts and switches between continuous and intermittent flow over 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz Wi-Fi.
In Australia the plug-in model, PLWF106 in black, is sold on Amazon by PETLIBRO Direct AU and shipped by Amazon. On 5 November 2026 the listing showed an RRP of A$145.99 and a price of A$127.99 that day, and it names an AU power adapter and a 1.5 m USB-C cable in the box. Petlibro also runs an Australian store with local warehouse shipping, a 30-day money-back guarantee and a 24-month warranty.
Our verdict
At its A$145.99 RRP the plug-in Dockstream 2 suits owners who want intake data and a tray that goes in the dishwasher, provided fortnightly filters and Petlibro's cloud are acceptable.
- A good fit for
- Cat owners who check drinking trends in an app, want a dishwasher-safe stainless tray and would rather rinse a tank than strip down a pump every fortnight.
- We would skip it if
- Tight budgets, where Petbarn's A$72 Catit Flower Fountain is the simpler buy, homes without steady Wi-Fi, and multi-cat households that want each cat's intake recorded separately.
Reasons to consider it
- A magnetic rotor in the tank and a driver in the base replace the submerged impeller, and Petlibro prints 23 dB for the result
- A 3 L detachable tank over a 304 stainless tray that Petlibro and the AU listing both call dishwasher-safe
- Sold by Petlibro's own Australian storefront on Amazon with an AU adapter rated 100-240 V input, plus a 24-month warranty that Petlibro says does not override statutory rights
The compromises
- Filters every two weeks: 26 a year cost about A$130 at Petlibro's A$39.99 eight-pack price, or about A$117 at the A$35.99 eight-pack on Amazon AU
- The August 2026 cloud outage cut app services across Petlibro's line for about two days, and this fountain's alerts and records use the same cloud
- One pet tracked at a time and indoor use only; combining data from two fountains needs a Petlibro Care subscription
What we have not verified: The 23 dB figure is Petlibro's own. The August outage's documented failures were feeders, so how this fountain's alerts behave through a long cloud loss is unverified. Petlibro's Australian page names Care subscriptions but prints no Australian Care price, and the A$127.99 Amazon price on 5 November sat below the A$145.99 RRP.
The things in this guide
A closer look at the products, who they may suit, and what to check before buying.
Dockstream 2 Smart Fountain (Stainless, 3 L)
The plug-in Dockstream 2 from PETLIBRO Direct AU at an A$145.99 RRP buys a 3 L pump-free fountain with a dishwasher-safe stainless tray, app intake tracking over 2.4 or 5 GHz Wi-Fi, an Australian power adapter and a 24-month warranty.
Before you buy: Filters every two weeks cost about A$117 to A$130 a year, the smart features stop without Wi-Fi, and it tracks one pet at a time; per-pet tracking needs Petlibro's RFID model.
Price checked 5 November 2026. Retailer prices can change.No pump in the water: rotor, driver, 23 dB
The pump-free claim is a specific mechanism. A small magnetic rotor sits in the bottom of the tank, a magnetic driver sits in the base, and the spinning rotor pushes water up to the drinking tray without a submerged pump. What goes with the pump is the part that collects hair and scale. Catit's cleaning guide puts its own pump on a fortnightly strip-down; the Dockstream 2's list is a filter every two weeks, a tank that lifts off for refilling and cleaning, and a rotor that rinses.
Petlibro's Australian spec block gives 3 L, 246 by 200 by 198 mm and 1.77 kg for the plug-in model, ABS around a stainless tray that it calls dishwasher-safe and antibacterial. The Amazon listing prints slightly different outer dimensions and 1.7 kg. Noise is quoted at 23 dB by the maker, not by an independent measurement. Use is indoors only, and a Splash Shield is sold separately.
The Australian version and where to buy it
The model sold locally is the plug-in PLWF106. PETLIBRO Direct AU sells it on Amazon and Amazon ships it; the listing names an AU power adapter and a 1.5 m USB-C cable in the box, and Petlibro's spec gives the adapter an input of 100 to 240 V at 50 or 60 Hz, which covers Australian mains.
The RRP shown was A$145.99, with A$127.99 on 5 November. Petlibro's own Australian store showed A$159.99 for the configuration it displayed by default, the white cordless model, and A$199.99 with eight filters. It ships from an Australian warehouse, free above A$89, and offers a 30-day money-back guarantee, with return postage deducted when the return is not a fault.
What the app adds, and what an outage removes
Weight sensors in the base log intake, drinking frequency and each session's time and volume, and the app draws daily to yearly charts against a goal. It sends a low-water alert, then a water-shortage alert when the rotor stops to protect itself, plus filter and cleaning reminders. Flow can run continuously or on a schedule. The fountain tracks one pet at a time; Petlibro's FAQ says data from several fountains is combined only with a Petlibro Care subscription.
Cloud dependence stopped being theoretical in August. From 5:20 a.m. Pacific on 11 August, Petlibro app login and control failed, with service restored the night of 12 August and some reports into the 13th. The documented casualties were feeders. Water keeps moving without the app, but the alerts and records ride the same cloud.
Against Petbarn's A$72 Catit Flower Fountain
The Catit Flower Fountain is the cheaper instrument and works the old way. Petbarn sells the 3 L model at A$72, or A$57.59 for members of its loyalty programme. It holds the same 3 L behind a plastic flower top, filters through a pad Catit says to replace every 30 days, and has a pump that its cleaning guide strips down every two weeks for hair and scale.
The Dockstream 2's case is a magnetic drive instead of an impeller, a stainless tray that goes in the dishwasher instead of a plastic one, and intake records and alerts where the Catit has none. The Catit's case is cost and independence: about half the RRP, a pad a month instead of two filters, and no app, account or outage in its way.
Two filters a month: the running bill
Petlibro asks for a new filter every two weeks for one pet and more often for several, which is 26 a year. At the A$39.99 eight-pack on Petlibro's Australian store that is about A$5 a filter and A$130 a year; at the A$35.99 eight-pack on Amazon AU, listed for the Dockstream 2's PLWF106, about A$117. In the first year the filters cost close to what the fountain did.
Petlibro's store also offers the eight-pack on a repeating subscription, paid through PayPal only. Refilling about twice a week and regular washing of the tank and tray sit under those numbers. The box holds one filter, so the first pack is needed within a fortnight.
Skip it for the budget, the Wi-Fi or the multi-cat totals
Homes without reliable Wi-Fi are paying for the half that switches off with the router, and a budget that stops around A$75 is better spent on the Catit at Petbarn and a supply of its pads, accepting the fortnightly pump clean. Neither the outage nor the filter bill touches that choice.
Multi-cat households that want to know which cat drank what should go to Petlibro's Dockstream RFID fountain: this model logs one total per tank, not separate lines per cat, and a subscription does not change that.
How we put this together
Built from the product pages and listings below, without test scores or results we have not measured. Specifications and prices change, so check the original page for the exact model, current price, delivery, and returns.
- Amazon Australia: PETLIBRO Dockstream 2 Cat Water Fountain, 3L Black, Plug-In (ASIN B0GLYNH8B1) (opens in a new tab)
- Petlibro Australia: Dockstream 2 Smart Fountain (opens in a new tab)
- Amazon Australia: PETLIBRO filters for Dockstream & Dockstream 2, 8-pack (search result) (opens in a new tab)
- Petbarn: Catit Cat Flower Drinking Fountain Green 3L (opens in a new tab)
- Catit: Flower Fountain cleaning guide (opens in a new tab)
- Ars Technica: Petlibro outage report (August 17, 2026) (opens in a new tab)
- PETLIBRO: Dockstream 2 Smart Fountain (US page) (opens in a new tab)
