Automatic fish feeder user please advise

[bernie]

Silica gel will not be useful if the food barrel is not airtight.

[seudzar]

Silica gel will not be useful if the food barrel is not airtight.

You are spot on on this one. Both my auto feeder are not air tight and this is what I worry on right now. What a headache.

The best way at the moment is to look for people to come over my place to feed them.

[milk_vanilla]

Get your neighbor or best friend to come over, or your co-worker perhaps( i did ),

Return them with teh-o, coffee-o or starbucks, both party are happy

[seudzar]

Get your neighbor or best friend to come over, or your co-worker perhaps( i did ),

Return them with teh-o, coffee-o or starbucks, both party are happy

That's the best way... Hahaha... Still asking around..

[stormhawk]

Yes the Eheim feeders cost a bomb, but it gives you peace of mind. As for silica gel/desiccant packs, yes, it will not be 100% useful if the container is not airtight, but it will help to a certain degree. You can probably DIY a ventilation system with a small PC fan and a cheap feeder however. This however will not prevent mold or fungus from growing on the food so you have to get help to feed the fish.

[blue33]

I go holidays pretty often. What i do is i microwave my fish food to get it really dry for 30 sec twice, stir around and microwave another 30 sec, can last for around 7 days, you can add desiccant packs if you want but i never add that. The better feeder comes with air pump tube to blow inside to get the air circulate around but they are costly. The fish don't eat for last few days is fine for them.

Or you can modify your feeder to add air tube inside to blow the food.

[tousan]

What fish are you keeping? As far as I know, fish won't die if they don't eat for 2 weeks.
What is your tank size, if it is small, you should worry more about the water condition.

[bravobb]

Ehiem auto feeders has a automatically ventilation fan behind to keep the pellets dry.... All my tanks uses Ehiem auto feeder and so far i only encounter one moist hikari pellets.... That is because my hikari pellets have been kept far too long....(i think i feed too little..thus cannot finish within a year++) Other pellets that consumes within less than 6 months are fine.
And Ehiem auto feeders are not that expensive and costs only a faction of the cost if you know where to get. (Don't private message me the answer... if you read my threads before you should know what i am talking about... )

[DawnDeuce]

Do the holiday feeder blocks really mess up your water that badly? Anyone ever had experience? They look like the most economical choice. + throwing tubifex around to hide and popup once in awhile for your fish.

[bravobb]

Do the holiday feeder blocks really mess up your water that badly? Anyone ever had experience? They look like the most economical choice. + throwing tubifex around to hide and popup once in awhile for your fish.

I used holiday food/feeder block before and they did not last as indicated... It say 2 weeks but within days they are gone... i tested one block before i went holiday so thats my experience. I used those white colour block. Maybe they are more suitable for very small fishes like guppies.

[DawnDeuce]

I used holiday food/feeder block before and they did not last as indicated... It say 2 weeks but within days they are gone... i tested one block before i went holiday so thats my experience. I used those white colour block. Maybe they are more suitable for very small fishes like guppies.

Cut up the blocks and have your auto dispenser give out 1 a day.

[bravobb]

Cut up the blocks and have your auto dispenser give out 1 a day.

I have auto feeders, no need to worry about food when i go holiday for those that takes pellets... It is those that do not thats why i use holiday food block.... look like it will not work so i switch to live feeders when i go holiday...