Autofeeder

[Mikelob]

Anyone have opinion on “best” autofeeder to buy…?

Pros/Cons

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[jonelder68]

I love my avast marine plank! Or if you want to feed frozen my Ind AF4 auto frozen has worked flawlessly for me so far 5 months in use.

 

[UncommonSense]

Probably the Plank, or Plank mini…

every other brand of (flake or pellet type) auto feeder I have experience with (Hydor, Eheim, Fish Mate, Hygger, etc) is effectively an unreliable toy… (seizing up, dispensing too little/too much food per-revolution, eating batteries, not enough programming options/control, letting food get moist and clumpy, etc…)

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

My eheim auto feeders are more than 5 years old now, they still work perfectly and reliably for me. But I only use it 4 or 5 times per year, usually just for a few days.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

IND Aquatics Frozen Feeder is pretty incredible if you want to go the frozen food route. The Avast Plank is another good option

 

[get-salty]

Eheim auto feeder.
4 yrs still working.
Battery life is insane - two AA will last up to a year.
You set it and forget it.
Extremely affordable - no need to purchase a $200 feeder.
Its a win win

 

[exnisstech]

I used ehiem and an off brand from amazing when I used to vacation. I have to say now I really like my plank that I set up to feed once an hour for 8 hours a day. I feed a mix of several types of pellets, flake and freeze dried mysis and calanus and it does great dispensing all of it. It is large tho and the mini might be a better option for smaller tanks but I love the feed tube on the plank and have it dumping near a power head so food blows all over allowing all the fish a chance at some.

 

[slingfox]

If budget is not an issue then the Plank. I personally use the Ehiem auto feeder for dry food. Fro frozen the only option I can think of is try AF4. It has been a bit buggy since it is a new product but overall works great.

 

[BryanM]

Ehiem gets a lot of good reviews.

The plank is great, but very expensive.

If you're a Hydros user, they sell a good autofeeder as well, which is what I use.