Anthias feeding

[thmh]

Originally Posted by Basile

You can easily over feed and f.. up your parameter happened to me, never again.

Can't you control the auto feeder ie how wide the feeding hole is open and how many spin the feeder does?

~Tony

[kien]

Originally Posted by thmh

Can't you control the auto feeder ie how wide the feeding hole is open and how many spin the feeder does?

~Tony

It depends on the auto-feeder. Some of them don't allow you to adjust the opening. Also, some of them turn on a power timer. That is, power on and hopper turns. Power off and hopper stops. Those can definitely cause problems if the power gets stuck ON. I definitely would not recommend those styles. The battery operated with built in timer and adjustable hopper opening is the way to go in my opinion.

[Basile]

Originally Posted by kien

It depends on the auto-feeder. Some of them don't allow you to adjust the opening. Also, some of them turn on a power timer. That is, power on and hopper turns. Power off and hopper stops. Those can definitely cause problems if the power gets stuck ON. I definitely would not recommend those styles. The battery operated with built in timer and adjustable hopper opening is the way to go in my opinion.

That the one i threw away after i used the hammer on it.

[kien]

Originally Posted by Basile

That the one i threw away after i used the hammer on it.

Sounds like you've had a rough ride with the autofeeders. That's too bad, they are quite useful when they work. Anyway, good luck with the Anthias.

[Basile]

Originally Posted by thmh

Can't you control the auto feeder ie how wide the feeding hole is open and how many spin the feeder does?

~Tony

All auto feeder claim control of food distribution. What they don't say is that food storage in the distributor is not controlled and it becomes, moist, clumpy and after a while doesn't distribute well and in the quantity you've set at the start. It can literally dump in a lump! And its not pretty the mess that you can get after a long period of time. So i don't want that thing near my tank, no sir.

[kien]

Originally Posted by Basile

All auto feeder claim control of food distribution. What they don't say is that food storage in the distributor is not controlled and it becomes, moist, clumpy and after a while doesn't distribute well and in the quantity you've set at the start. It can literally dump in a lump! And its not pretty the mess that you can get after a long period of time. So i don't want that thing near my tank, no sir.

That would definitely be problematic ! Thankfully I have never had that problem with my auto-feeder int he 4 years that I've been using it. It has a built in fan to keep the food dry.