Autofeeder and vacations

leon1972 · Mar 25, 2014

hey guys. I was wondering if there were any good autofeeder DIY as my wife and I take vactions pretty much yearly and being military I dont trust anyone just yet in my house alone since I do not know anyone. This is the only thing keeping me from pulling the trigger on a tank when I get back to the US (meaning my wife wants vacations guranteed. lol)

Reefing Madness · Mar 26, 2014

leon1972 · Mar 26, 2014

Im actually looking at modifying a version of another Autofeeder. Seems pretty good. I just may need to put my own spin on it. If i can It will stay permanent. Chime in if you have any input on it.
Automatic Continuous Feeder - DIY

leon1972 · Mar 26, 2014

leon1972 said:
Im actually looking at modifying a version of another Autofeeder. Seems pretty good. I just may need to put my own spin on it. If i can It will stay permanent. Chime in if you have any input on it.
Automatic Continuous Feeder - DIY

I posted there already as well.

roadrashpaul · Mar 27, 2014

What do you want to feed and how long will you be gone? I bought the ehim auto feeder a few months ago and have used it twice already with success. I will only feed flake or pellets though. I am not sure I would trust it for 2 weeks or anything but a long weekend would be fine.

Daniel@R2R · Mar 27, 2014

+1 on the eheim Everyday Feeder. I bought one after doing lots of research on the ones that were available, and it is by far the best (as far as reviews go).

leon1972 · Mar 27, 2014

I will have coral and up to 2 weeks

luke33 · Mar 27, 2014

I have an eheim autofeeder, been using it for a while, seems pretty solid. Its great for feeding coral at night : )

leon1972 · Mar 31, 2014

luke33 said:
I have an eheim autofeeder, been using it for a while, seems pretty solid. Its great for feeding coral at night : )

Isnt the Eheim a solid food only feeder? How do you feed your corals with it? What do you feed your corals? I am looking for something that will last two weeks or so.

skuby · May 13, 2014

Eheim for me I have it for more than 15 years and like 5 years i got another one to have a most actual and redesigned one .

Used it a lot of times and went for trips of 3 months without any problem .
I only use pellets since flakes get mushy

You can find it on amazon at great price

davocean · May 13, 2014

leon1972 said:
Isnt the Eheim a solid food only feeder? How do you feed your corals with it? What do you feed your corals? I am looking for something that will last two weeks or so.

Eheim feeder here as well, feed your fish, and the fish will uhm...feed your corals!lol
2 weeks, you better have a big auto top off, and I'd have a controller linked to my phone, and still have a friend or neighbor w/ a key.

TJ's Reef · May 13, 2014

I just ordered the Eheim Auto-feeder myself for an upgrade and will be modifying my DIY holder bracket which I feel is necessary for use on most Reeftanks. I came across a picture somewhere showing something similar so built this one to keep all the food from being sucked into the overflow, the link to my DIY thread is here >>>> https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/do-yourself-diy/142732-~-simple-do-yourself-auto-feeder-adapter-~.html

Picture with current feeder on it which works well but would like the advantages the Eheim offers.

Cheers, Todd