Who Uses Feeding Timers?

[Dan F]

Nifty. I put all mine on the same power strip and turn that off. With the timer, you don't have to hang around to turn it back on. Nice. What does that unit go for?

It is pretty darned nifty! I used to shut off the pumps manually, but it is quite a PITA and sometimes you forget to turn it back on. They go for about $125. It is also a 3-channel wavemaker, in addition to the "Feed" function.

There is a reef guy (Beananimal) that has come up with a $30 DIY feeding timer, but it takes some fairly advanced electronics skills. http://www.beananimal.com/projects/555-based-aquarium-feeding-timer.aspx

 

[Spiritofthesoul]

Why not make a large feeding ring?

 

[vfrstephen]

I use eheim twin hoppers for when i go on holidays up to a month at a time.

 

[Dan F]

Why not make a large feeding ring?

That is what I did with my old setup that had surface-skimming only. My new tank has subsurface sump intakes and a canister intake, so a feeding ring wouldn't prevent food from getting sucked up by those.