Reef Discussion

[IJG3145]

I'm going to be away from home more than usual and I'm looking into auto feeder recommendations, both positive and negative. I'll be feeding pellets.

Note I don't have the option of someone to do it for me.

 

[Franklin Dattein]

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/99-Days-...852850?hash=item464581eab2:g:5BYAAOSwxN5WXqfG

I've been using this one for around 4 years, whenever I am away.
It is cheap, works better than the ones with a vertically oriented container and rarely clogs with pellets. It does clog rather quick with flakes though.

 

[IJG3145]

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/99-Days-...852850?hash=item464581eab2:g:5BYAAOSwxN5WXqfG

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I've been using this one for around 4 years, whenever I am away.
It is cheap, works better than the ones with a vertically oriented container and rarely clogs with pellets. It does clog rather quick with flakes though.

Yeah I don't think flakes are suited to auto feeders. Do you use an air pump to keep the feed dry?

 

[Franklin Dattein]

No. I reckon the air pump would be a plus, only if you run the feeder full time or if there ae splash on the feeder.
I run usually for 20 days periods and the pellets are still dry when I come back.

 

[macca_75]

Love my ehiem

https://www.eheim.com/en_GB/accessories/installation/feeding_fish_feeder

I use 2 which feed the tank a total of 16 times daily (8 each). If the battery goes flat in 1 the tank is still feed (which is the main reason I have 2). They have worked faultlessly for years and have never clogged. There is a small fan that runs on the back when the drum rotates to push a little air through the pallet container each time it feeds.