Anthias feeding

[kien]

Originally Posted by Basile

Well like i said i'm not using feeders i've seen what they do to tank parameters and its not pretty.

What can they do to tank parameters ?

[Basile]

Originally Posted by kien

What can they do to tank parameters ?

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

[thmh]

Originally Posted by kien

What can they do to tank parameters ?

Yes please explain:-)

~Tony

[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 Basile

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

Ouch, sorry to hear that. Although, you can easily over feed and f.. up your parameter's without the use of an autofeeder too.

[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 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.

[thmh]

That's the one I have! :-) thanks for the kien stamped approval, it helps me sleep better at night!

~Tony

[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

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.