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02-05-2010, 03:08 PM
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yeah, I think you would be fine without the auto feeder. In in wild, fish don't eat everyday.
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02-06-2010, 02:47 PM
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And don't make any last minute changes or adjustments. Get everthing running stable for at least a week before and let it be. That little tweak just before you leave is the one that ends up causing a problem.
DAMHIK  Most importantly though, enjoy your trip  .
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02-06-2010, 03:08 PM
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Been thinking about autofeeders ... I found out a couple of things when I went away at Christmas.
I use the Nutrafin autofeeders on three of my tanks, 2xFW & the other is on the reef tank. I like these and have them running all the time - keeps me from forgetting to feed and gives the tanks a consistent feeding amount and feeding time every day. I can't recommend them enough, but I echo the comments about setting them up before hand and having them run for a week to make sure they dispense the amount you want. They work perfectly on the FW tanks, but I have run into a couple of problems I've run into on the Reef tank. This is a battery operated feeder. That's not a problem, just make sure you've put in fresh batteries before you head out - They seem to last for months. The problem is that I have a hood on the reef tank and two things happened: 1. The dry food (flakes & pellets) picked up the humidity from the tank and gummed up inside the feeder in about 1-2 wks. The only way to solve this would be to try the Eheim autofeeder that has some way of drying the food in the container - I've got one on order to try it out. 2. Salt water evaporation + battery connections = corrosion. In order to fix this, I think I'll need to solder extensions to the wires and put the battery holder outside the cover.
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02-06-2010, 03:23 PM
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Good point Vic, I hadn't considered the effect of long term humidity on the autofeeder...
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02-06-2010, 04:51 PM
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02-06-2010, 07:05 PM
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My tank has a canopy over it which the feeder would have to be inside of. I did run it for a week at Christmas without issue, but wasn't confident that it actually did anything for the fish. The feeder I have does have an "anti humidity door" on it, but the battery connections corroding isn't something that I had considered. I think the best thing to do is to just set it up and let it run for a couple of weeks before I leave and see how things do.
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