Eheim Everyday Fish Feeder Food Dispenser

I bought this feeder to use regularly on one of my tanks that is less accessible to me, as I am disabled. I thought it would also come in handy on a vacation. I set it up yesterday to test it out, on a tank that I can get to easily. Even with the opening opens to the very first notch, meaning the least amount of food you can possibly dispense at one time, it dumped out about six times as much as I would normally feed at once! Which is completely insane!

It took about 10 minutes to set up. The hardest part was getting the opening set to deliver the right amount of feed. I found the right setting after about 3 or 4 tests over a box to catch the pellets. The pellets I’m using are medium cichlid pellets and they feed fine. The feeder should work fine with just about any dry food. There are 4 feeding time slots, which is nice for spacing out feedings throughout the day. A nice surprise was that each feeding time slot can be set for multiple rotations. That means it will spin once, wait a minute and then spin again to feed the less aggressive eaters.

I spent a lot of time grinding up the flakes, made sure door was open (more than enough), tested numerous times with timer…week vacation come home and my fish had not been fed a single time. Thankfully all still alive.

I was sceptical about getting this, but I am glad I did. You must read the instructions carefully for setting the time you want the food to be dropped into the tank. Then get ready to never have to worry about feeding your fish. I went on vacation for 4 days and it has been almost 10 days and there is still pretty of food for my angelfish. It is easy to use and refill when needed.

This product doesn't feed consistently. Some times it dumps in two pieces of food other times it pours out a ton. I tested it multiple times before having to use it and didn't feel comfortable. I ended up having a friend come by to feed while I was gone.

After reading the reviews i decided to buy this for when we go away the poor fish wont die. I have a beta fish and an mystery snail in a 5 gallon tank with a filter. the directions was easy to use. I realized you have to set the time clock first and then set up the time feeding I had did some test runs on the table first to see how much dumps out great product!

I bought for a small saltwater reef tank with a couple of small fish. The food was very small 1mm pellets. The opening of this feeder did not adequately and consistently deliver food. It was either far too much or too little. In the end, I had to abandon this feeder as an option. Eheim DOES, however have a feeder that uses a spiral feeder. I think this would be a far better option for me or anyone with small food and 'micro' feedings.

I have two of these ato feeders. I have used them in the past and they work really well. I just got back from vacation and my fish are all ok.

Easy to program, many alternate options in terms of number of feedings per day, adjustable quantity to be dispensed and large storage for food. Excellent product.

Meant to set up days before my trip and make sure it worked, but due to procrastination I did it minutes before leaving. Came home 3 weeks later, all my fish are still alive. Worth every penny.