Are autofeeders worth it?

[Gumbies R Us]

I have been curious about buying an autofeeder for a while now. It's one less thing I have to worry about when going out of town. My question is: are they worth owning? Do they cause more issues than benefits? Do they make feeding your fish easier?

 

[MichaelReefer]

I have the Apex one, haven't had an issue in two years. Make's it easier if I'm out of town. I still feed frozen here and there, but it allows me to feed smaller meals multiple times a day when I'm at work.

 

[exnisstech]

I have a few ehiem feeders that I used to use when I vacationed.

 

[The Farmer]

I have the Apex one, haven't had an issue in two years. Make's it easier if I'm out of town. I still feed frozen here and there, but it allows me to feed smaller meals multiple times a day when I'm at work.

Same with me here.

 

[RoanokeReef]

I have the Apex one, haven't had an issue in two years. Make's it easier if I'm out of town. I still feed frozen here and there, but it allows me to feed smaller meals multiple times a day when I'm at work.

I use the same one, what's nice about it is I can hear it from my house running while I'm on vacation.

 

[MichaelReefer]

I use the same one, what's nice about it is I can hear it from my house running while I'm on vacation.

LOL Right?

 

[vlangel]

I have a battery operated Eheim on my tank. I intentionally chose ominivorous fish so I could use a cheap flake/pellet auto feeder. It works very well and I actually use it every day to dispense 1 meal of flake/pellets. I feed a 2nd meal of frozen every day. When I go out of town I can program it to feed 2Xs a day and the fish have always done great.

 

[BryanM]

Autofeeders are almost mandatory, unless you're retired. Otherwise I will assume one is underfeeding their fish :(

 

[Blitheran]

100% I love my auto feeder. My avast plank is a set and forget. I just ensure it’s got an adequate amount of food and let it ride.

It allows me to leave my tank for up to a week without stress or worry.