Auto Fish Feeder
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Topic: Auto Fish Feeder
Posted By: Saltwater Trish
Subject: Auto Fish Feeder
Date Posted: May 18 2011 at 12:17pm
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Hey Guys, I'm in the market for an affordable, dependable, automatic fish feeder. Any suggestions? I need something to feed the little monsters during my work day and vacations. Any help would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks, Trish |
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Posted By: Jeremyw
Date Posted: May 18 2011 at 12:23pm
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Thats funny you brought this up. I just saw this on facebook:
http://www.marinedepot.com/Eheim_Feed_Air_Automatic_Feeder_Automatic_Fish_Food_Feeders-Eheim-EH3581-FIFDFEAF-vi.html 21.99 for an auto feeder! ------------- Next meeting: |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: May 19 2011 at 9:35am
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Except for the clownfish babies, I feed the fish only once/day and often skip days. For vacation I usually don't feed, unless I'm gone for more than 4 days and then I have an experienced hobbyist come over every 3-4 days to check my tanks and feed. On our recent unexpected 8 day long trip away, we were lucky that my son would be here to feed the babies. He also fed the rest of the fish, but this meant that he slightly overfed the rest of the tanks. It's not his fault and it didn't do any real harm except for a nuisance algae bloom in one tank. Women are awesome at feeding and mothering. But when it comes to reef fish, leaving them without food for a while actually helps them do better. Feed a little more for a few days before leaving on a vacation of 4-5 days and you will be surprised at how good everything looks upon your return. On longer vacations, no price can be put on an experienced hobbyist that comes by every 3-4 days to feed and more importantly to check on everything. Many a disaster has happened because an inexperienced person was "watching" the tank. ------------- Reefkeeping Tips, & quick, easy setup tricks: www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9244 Pay it forward - become a paid WMAS member 
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Posted By: Saltwater Trish
Date Posted: May 19 2011 at 11:16am
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Oh, this is GREAT NEWS!!!! We are actually leaving next week for a 5 day trip to Yellowstone. If I feed before we leave the first day and the day we get back, they will actually only be 3 days without food! I knew I could count on someone to lead me in the right direction! THANK YOU MARK!!!!!! They always look like hungry little monsters when I feed them. I always think they're starving to death  I'm a sucker!!! |
Posted By: bfessler
Date Posted: May 19 2011 at 11:56am
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I use the Ehiem Fish Feeder and it works great. You can program it to feed up to 4 times per day and it has good control over how much food is dispensed. I've been using it for over 2 years without any problems and it runs on batteries so power outages are not an issue. A fish feeder isn't a necessity but for someone who travels as much as I do Automation makes my life a lot easier. ------------- Burt An equal opportunity reefer, I support all hobbyists and organizations involved in Marine Aquarium Keeping. [email protected] |