AquaChef Automatic Aquarium Fish Feeder 3 in x 5 14 in x 3 in
AquaChef Automatic Aquarium Fish Feeder 3 in x 5 14 in x 3 in
Going out of town? Don’t rely on out-of-date feeding blocks when you can use the AquaChef. It’s easy to give your fish up to eight feedings a day of flake, pellet, or crumbled food. Schedule single feedings for up to four different times, use the double-feeding feature to make any of those four two feedings, sixty seconds apart, or manually override the settings if you decide to give one more feeding yourself. The AquaChef also has an adjustable hatch to control the amount of food fed and to serve as a mixing stir bar to make sure the food isn’t clumped, just like you would. The moisture-resistant hopper is easy to clean and fill. Why let your fish starve when they can have their very own AquaChef?
User Ratings and Reviews
4 Stars Dependable and Worth having
Pros:
I left for the entire summer for my job and haven’t been home to feed the fish although a friend is changing the water that is by no means a daily thing. I didnt even bother using the batteries it came with as I never trust the batteries I get with items as they are often dead or near dead. Just put a new set of batteries in and your ready to go. The programming is easy and required little to no work. The instructions help but if you’ve ever programmed a digital watch its about the same level of complexity. I highly recommend this item. Pellets/small flakes are the way to go and a mix could work as well.
Cons:
Mount is not very good but easily modified to fit and aquarium. It is easily reversible as well.
1 Star junk
Was defective ….. the food drum wouldn’t rotate at preset times….it only rotated when manual button was used…needless to say, i was very disappointed with product
4 Stars Bulky but good
This unit is a LOT bigger than it looks. Putting that aside, the timer/clock gains about 2 minutes a month but thats not of concern to me. Easy to adjust outpput from flake food to pellets but a pain to fill. The opening is on the inside of the drum but is awkward and small. If you use a funnel, the task is much easier. Hard to beat the price though, even with its drawbacks. The other feeder I use (Marineland) is much smaller, easier to fill and holds about the same amount of food but isn’t as easy to adjust output from pellets to flakes as this one is. The other unit costs a bit more but given the pros vs cons, they come out pretty much even. Both have about the same battery lifespan which is about a year between changes. If price isn’t a factor, I would choose another feeder but if on a tight budget, you can’t go wrong here.
5 Stars Must have for aquarium owners
I had earlier used Penn-Plax fish feeder but that lasted only 1 month. It just stopped working for no reason. I like this product very much. Unlike many other reviewers, I did not find it difficult to follow the instructions to operate this automatic fish feeder. You may find it difficult, if you like to set it by yourself without reading the instructions stepwise. You can even keep 1-2 xerox copies of the instructions, if you have the habit of misplacing user manuals. This fish feeder allows to set 1-4 times food for fishes. There is ’single feeding’ and ‘double feeding’ options which could be helpful if you have many (my guess, 20+) fishes in your aquarium. I’m now tension-free about feeding my two lovely goldfishes when going out on vacation or night outs! Recommended for all the fish tank or aquarium owners.
5 Stars Works just fine but experiment with food types and quantity
I needed something for an upcoming trip and selected this based upon the reviews. And it works just fine and it’s nice to just be relieved of having to manage/monitor for daily feedings even when I’m around. So it’s become a permanent fixture on the tank. This is problem though cause I’ve got a nano cube and have the hood propped up for the time being until I use the supplied velco pads to attach to the hood with it closed.
I tried the small Spectrum pellets (which my fish don’t like anyways) but even at the smallest setting of the door opening it dispenses too much for my sized tank. I’ve tried the flakes and you need to make sure to break them up into smaller sizes so as to not block the opening when dispensing. Once figured out it’s perfect.
Like everyone’s said, programming isn’t that intuitive but once figured out it’s not a big deal. Shipping from Marine & Reef was quick too (shame that super saver shipping wasn’t applicable cause S&H was nearly 50% of the unit’s cost).
Tags: Aquarium Fish, Automatic Feeder, Batteries, Complexity, Different Times, Fish Feeder, Fit, Flake Food, Hatch, Hopper, Job, Manual Button, Pellets, Preset Times, Sixty Seconds, Timer Clock
