It's closer to 4.5 stars. I've used the drum autofeeders in the past and hated them because it's so hard to guess the opening for the right amount of food to dispense, and the moisture makes short, moldy work of flake food. I have 4 tanks, I bought one to try out: it was a bit frustrating at first because the tray moves/lifts off so easily that it took me 3 (irritating) tries to get the food in and the feeder situated on the aquarium. I learned it's very helpful to stick a fat pen (sharpie, etc) into the opening to keep it from spinning. The aquarium I tested it out on is 55 gal, and that has the LED light inserts - I just removed one of the lights, pulled back the plastic cover that protects the light, and set the feeder so that the opening was over the exposed water. It was too close to the water for the flake food, and I was not interested in hooking up an air pump, so I elevated it by putting some cut wood paneling pieces under it to raise it about 4". That helped tremendously, but sometimes the flakes still got too moist and wouldn't dispense because it stuck to the sidewalls of the tray. So rather than raise it anymore, I just opened the cover - viola! That did it. I have several different kinds of fish, so in addition to flakes, there are shrimp pellets, freeze-dried bloodworms, and algae tablets (broken into pieces. What makes this great is that it dispenses exactly the amounts of the different foods rather than random mixture from the drum-style feeders and this is what sold me. I have ordered 3 more for my other tanks - all of which I can make work in a very similar fashion. Do test it out before you go on vacation - make sure you've worked any of the bugs out and that you're confident it will work while you're gone. I was ready to get rid of my tanks because it was so stressful trying to arrange someone to come over to feed them while I was out of town, but now this has removed the stress and I'm glad that I can keep my fish tanks:)
The cons are the irritation at how easily it is to mess up the food you so carefully distribute into each cell, just by a little bump (thus having to do it all over again), and the price - I don't see how in the world this thing should cost almost $25 - that's highway robbery for such a simple gadget (no LCD display or anything - just a simple clock mechanism and all plastic parts). But I'm obviously willing to pay it because it's a simple solution that works really well.
*Update, I'll bump it up to 4.75 stars (still the price factor is ridiculous), but I did order the other 3 and have them all on my tanks. They work so well, I use them as everyday feeders (they were originally intended as vacation feeders only). Using them creates less wasted food because it dispenses a little at a time over an hour, so the fish have time to get it all rather than having some of it get sucked up in the filter. I have it feed them 2x a day - so once a week I fill all the feeders (it's helpful to remove the feeder, set it on a table, stick a fat pen (or something comparable) into the opening to stop the wheel from spinning, and use a small funnel when adding food to the chambers.)
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| weight | 1 pounds | 11.22 ounces | 7.7 ounces | 5 pounds | 6.8 ounces | 0.86 pounds |
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Good feeder for price
I picked up 4 of these since I’ll be doing som traveling soon and will be away from home on and off over the next few months. So far I have each set up on a different tank and have been testing them out for a couple of weeks.They where slightly larger then I initially expected when unboxing. Once I got them installed onto the top of the tanks, the flat semi-low profile isn’t as annoying to look at as I thought it might be. If you have tank lights that sit on top of your rim like the LED style light for example, sliding the lights out of the way for tank maintenance could be a problem, since the feeder hangs over the top. Additionally, I’m not sure if this will work with most tank lids. Since I’ve removed my tank lids for this feeder, water evaporation has nearly tripled. I’m replacing about a gallon of water ever couple of days now. It has been hot where I live, so I’m hoping that as cooler temperatures come, my evaporation amounts will go back down.As far as food goes, it works as expected. I would prefer a unit with a faster food delivery system. This one gradually cycles so the food is released over the course of about 5mins. One of my community tanks houses both tetras and guppies. Since the tetras hang out at the bottom, I’m worried that they won’t get enough food since the guppies swoop in pretty fast to eat. I switched to a blend of mini and micro sized pellets for that feeder. My thought is that the heavier pellets will sink faster and the guppies will be distracted by the lighter pellets floating on top. Other then that, I’ve decided to stay away from using food flakes. They’re to thin, they don’t always get pushed completely out of the feeder, they soak up moisture, and can cause sticking from what I’ve seen. There is an air line connection under the unit, for keeping food dry but I’m not in the mood to purchase more equipment right now.Lastly, I’ll talk about battery life. I started with a set of rechargeable batteries. They all lasted the complete cycle of 14days before I noticed them running out of charge. I have a set of normal brand batteries in now, but I’m assuming that for long term use, it would be worth sticking with the rechargeable batteries and changing them every couple of weeks.Overall, it think it’s a good feeder for the price, but you get what you pay for. If you’re like me and you need a lot of feeders for your home gallery, then this is seems to be a reliable unit.
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Cecilia S.
Muy útil para salidas cortas.
Reviewed in Mexico on November 5, 2021Size: F14Verified Purchase
Julia J.
Does the job well
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 13, 2024Size: F14Verified Purchase
Sam
Great for specific feeding amounts
Reviewed in the Netherlands on November 20, 2023Size: F14Verified Purchase
