Feeders- Automatic

lakefish · 01-27-2007, 01:24 PM

I have a 72 gallon bow front with the glass lids I have fish and coral. MY coral can go a couple of days if I feed phytoplanton. I am looking for an automatic feeder for my fish that I can put in my aquarium without cutting my lid. Is there any feeder that attaches inside the aquarium for flake or any other marine food? I just want something for 3-5 days when I go out of town. IT can be battery or electric. I would not mind a chute for the food to go into the tank, but know that this would get wet over time, I just don't want a large gap in my lid for escape artists to get out of along with water loss.

mps9506 · 01-27-2007, 01:31 PM

What kind of fish do you have? Most fish can go 3-5 days without food and have no problems.
Otherwise all the indoor auto feeders I have work essentially the same way. They all seem to work best with a pellet or granule type food as well. I believe all the ones I have seen clamp on the rim of the tank.

lgerold · 01-27-2007, 01:49 PM

Certain fish do need more frequent feed, like anthias, and some of the wrasses.

I just ordered an automatic feeder, so I can set it to feed shortly after lights on, when I'm not home. I'll let you know how it works out!

lakefish · 01-27-2007, 01:58 PM

I wonder if an seaweed clip would help instead for those times when I am out of town. I wish they made something like the freshwater stone looking food that disolves. I do have some Algea pellets too that drop to the bottom, but I have spoiled my fish to flakes twice a day. Maybe withholding will get them interested in the other food. I don't think that anything will eat other fish in my tank so that is good.
I have.
2 Bar gobies
8 assorted damsels
1 Blue Tang
1 Bi Color Blennie
2 firefish
1 Scooter Blennie
2 cleaner Shrimp
1 coral banded shrimp

lakefish · 01-27-2007, 02:01 PM

I actually had an electric feeder that I really liked, but I would have to cut a whole in the top of my lid. I loved it, but stripped the gear that turned it by manually turning it regularly.

BoomerD · 01-27-2007, 03:21 PM

I used the Eheim automatic feeder with good success when we went on vacation.

01-27-2007, 01:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
lakefish Tunicate Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Georgia Posts: 21 View Gallery Karma Komment	Feeders- Automatic I have a 72 gallon bow front with the glass lids I have fish and coral. MY coral can go a couple of days if I feed phytoplanton. I am looking for an automatic feeder for my fish that I can put in my aquarium without cutting my lid. Is there any feeder that attaches inside the aquarium for flake or any other marine food? I just want something for 3-5 days when I go out of town. IT can be battery or electric. I would not mind a chute for the food to go into the tank, but know that this would get wet over time, I just don't want a large gap in my lid for escape artists to get out of along with water loss.

01-27-2007, 01:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
mps9506 They misunderestimated me Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Charlotte and Wilmington, NC Posts: 6,862 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Feeders- Automatic What kind of fish do you have? Most fish can go 3-5 days without food and have no problems. Otherwise all the indoor auto feeders I have work essentially the same way. They all seem to work best with a pellet or granule type food as well. I believe all the ones I have seen clamp on the rim of the tank. __________________ Mike "The Bandwith Bandit" Help Build Reefpedia Premium Membership Available! Support Reef Sanctuary Sponsors

01-27-2007, 01:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
lgerold Scopas Tang Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Brainerd, Mn Posts: 473 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Feeders- Automatic Certain fish do need more frequent feed, like anthias, and some of the wrasses. I just ordered an automatic feeder, so I can set it to feed shortly after lights on, when I'm not home. I'll let you know how it works out! __________________ Lucy Upgrade from 125 long to 210 on 1/7/07. 66 gallon sump/refugium. 10 hrs of light: 500 watt pc actinic 10 hrs 400 watt pc daylight 6 hrs 500 watt MH 4 hrs 180 lbs branch liverock. 100 lbs + assorted liverock. 3"+ DSB. Fish - Foxface, Yellow Tang, Mimic Tang, 2 Tomato Clowns, pair True Percula Clowns (and their 6 inch pastel green carpet), Mandarin, Scooter Blenny, Bartlett's Anthias, Royal Gramma, Pseudochromis Splendens. Blue/Gold Crocea Clam, Teardrop Squamosa Clam Coral favorites include: 2 Acanastreas, Pink Cynaria, Green Cynaria, Birdsnest, Trumpets, Red and Pink and Green Goniporas (3), Frogspawn (peach favorite), Fox Coral, Diploastrea, Blasto, 3 Fungia (orange, purple, and green) and many others.

01-27-2007, 01:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
lakefish Tunicate Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Georgia Posts: 21 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Feeders- Automatic I wonder if an seaweed clip would help instead for those times when I am out of town. I wish they made something like the freshwater stone looking food that disolves. I do have some Algea pellets too that drop to the bottom, but I have spoiled my fish to flakes twice a day. Maybe withholding will get them interested in the other food. I don't think that anything will eat other fish in my tank so that is good. I have. 2 Bar gobies 8 assorted damsels 1 Blue Tang 1 Bi Color Blennie 2 firefish 1 Scooter Blennie 2 cleaner Shrimp 1 coral banded shrimp

01-27-2007, 02:01 PM	#5 (permalink)
lakefish Tunicate Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Georgia Posts: 21 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Feeders- Automatic I actually had an electric feeder that I really liked, but I would have to cut a whole in the top of my lid. I loved it, but stripped the gear that turned it by manually turning it regularly.

01-27-2007, 03:21 PM	#6 (permalink)
BoomerD Reef Shark Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 5,241 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Feeders- Automatic I used the Eheim automatic feeder with good success when we went on vacation. __________________ Intelligence is not knowing all the answers, but knowing where and how to find them! www.google.com

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