Anyone use an Avast autofeeder with Profilux?

[Kayvon]

I can't figure out a way to turn on the feeder for 30 seconds 8 times during the day. Is a minute the smallest time increment I can on/off something?

 

[Ditto]

First set the timer switch mode to short mode. And then you can set it for 30 seconds. You would then add your 8 times each for 30 seconds. Then assign the timer to the power bar. Hope this helps

 

[sylvius]

Holy cow, that’s awesome, I had no idea that was an option! I fudged mine by setting it as a dosing pump with a rate of 60 mL/min and then setting the feed amounts to the number of mL that corresponds to the number of seconds I wanted. Your way is cleaner.

 

[arking_mark]

Holy cow, that’s awesome, I had no idea that was an option! I fudged mine by setting it as a dosing pump with a rate of 60 mL/min and then setting the feed amounts to the number of mL that corresponds to the number of seconds I wanted. Your way is cleaner.

I also used this method. You learn something new everyday! I'm just too lazy to switch.

 

[Macca_75]

I use a 1 second timer for a socket that "triggers" my eheim feeder.

Timer 1 is

Once triggered the eheim uses the batteries to complete the drum rotation.

Doing it this way allows me to remote trigger a feed if I want

The socket is setup like this

Programmable logic 3 is

Programmable logic 2 is

where "Filter 2" is Feed Mode 2 (not sure why GHL can't seem to either use custom labels or at least make naming consistent).

 

[Michael Gray]

those people that use a auto feeder with im assuming Pellets.. what do you do ..... turn off all pumps so they dont go in overflow and float around.. or have a feeding ring so they float in a ring until they sink???? my fish dont eat pellets i wish they did.....

 

[Macca_75]

those people that use a auto feeder with im assuming Pellets.. what do you do ..... turn off all pumps so they dont go in overflow and float around.. or have a feeding ring so they float in a ring until they sink???? my fish dont eat pellets i wish they did.....

I leave all the pumps running - the feeder is at one end of a 8' tank and very little (if any) makes it to the other end anyway.

Maybe not a bad idea to look at reducing the flow using a "maint mode" filter???? Not sure how to do this.

 

[sylvius]

I just leave everything on and have a mix of different freeze dried stuff in there. Works great, very little gets in the overflow. The output of the plank is right next to a powerhead so food gets nicely distributed.

 

[Michael Gray]

I just leave everything on and have a mix of different freeze dried stuff in there. Works great, very little gets in the overflow. The output of the plank is right next to a powerhead so food gets nicely distributed.

Freeze dried better than pellets? It sinks immediately. It doesn't float like pellets? I tried a test pellet or two in my tank. Dropped em in and they just float at top and then make their way to my overflow lol. Fish don't even see it

 

[sylvius]

Freeze dried is allegedly more natural and nutritious. Once it gets hydrated in the tube it is pretty neutral and doesn't just float right back up.

 

[Michael Gray]

Anyone ever drop freeze dried in a ring so it just sits floating until it finally drops?? I'm trying to find a alternate route of feeding fish while on vaca. Lrs frozen works daily but if I'm gone 10 days. I'm counting on house sitters but I'd love to have a auto feeder. Except I tried putting like 4 pellets in a ring on top of tank and all 7 fish ignore them and they sink to barebottom and get lost in tank lol. Divas.

 

[Macca_75]

Anyone ever drop freeze dried in a ring so it just sits floating until it finally drops?? I'm trying to find a alternate route of feeding fish while on vaca. Lrs frozen works daily but if I'm gone 10 days. I'm counting on house sitters but I'd love to have a auto feeder. Except I tried putting like 4 pellets in a ring on top of tank and all 7 fish ignore them and they sink to barebottom and get lost in tank lol. Divas.

I use New Life Spectrum pellets (https://www.feedspectrum.com/products/nlsmarinefish) in an eheim feeder. It's a very easy DIY to convert the ehiem to work on the Profilux (if you want to be able to trigger a feed using a maint mode or feed mode button).

DIY for eheim is http://www.swfmas.com/forum/index.php?/topic/12012-diy-externally-controlled-auto-feeder

For the cable I just cut the end off a USB cable. After separating the exposed wires plug the USB into a wall adaptor and turn it on. You should be able to figure out positive and negative easily enough (and are only dealing with 5v and a super low amperage). Then use these wires accordingly to solder to the ehiem.

Plug the wall adaptor into a powerbar socket and program as above.

 

[Michael Gray]

Is eheim consistent drop. I might do that as avast is pricey but I want to make a 3d mount to mount feeder on aquatic life t5 hrbid fixture so it drops it in middle of tank in a ring. Or if I splurge and get avast. Maybe somehow mount on fixture and extend tube down to the water

 

[Macca_75]

I find it pretty good - although I have never weighed each rotation. Without hooking it up to the Profilux you can program for up to 4 drops each day (and whatever times you want) - and each time can have 1 or 2 rotations

 

[Kayvon]

I put my autofeeder in the return portion of the sump. I also have a powerhead in there to make sure nothing settles down.

 

[Michael Gray]

I find it pretty good - although I have never weighed each rotation. Without hooking it up to the Profilux you can program for up to 4 drops each day (and whatever times you want) - and each time can have 1 or 2 rotations

I'd have to hook it up because I want my powerheads off probably