Vacation feeder

[Paul B]

If you travel a lot it is a pain to explain to someone how to feed your tank so I always use this. It is just a small powerhead with a film container stuck to the outflow. The film container has some 1/4" holes in it and it is positioned in the water on the edge of the tank with the top of the container out of the water. Adjust it so that the water just comes out of the 6 or 7 holes and not over the top.
I just keep this contraption running on the front edge of the tank and I have pre mixed frozen food in the freezer. The person feeding the tank just drops in a cube of frozen food that I also have in film containers. It thaws in the film container on the powerhead and gets dispersed throughout the tank.
No guessing.

 

[johnike]

Real men of genious.

 

[Paul B]

No, just lazy

 

[zachfishman]

I didn't construct any contraption, but do make pre-measured ice cubes for someone to thaw and dump in daily.

 

[Bamm Bamm]

NICE I just use a pellet feeder set to feed 2times a day when I leave on vacation then I don't have to have anyone in my house with me not there the bad part is when Im gone for a week with no one checking on the tank after a few days I start getting paranoid.. since one time I did this a fish I had that never touched any of my corals decided to eat about $500 worth of high end zoas..

 

[Paul B]

I also use an automatic feeder with some flakes and pellets while I am away but I like to feed frozen and I also have to add frozen baby brine shrimp for the smaller fish that don't eat anything else. Normally I feed new born brine but I will not be home to hatch them. I also feed live worms every day so I froze some to be added to the mixture.

 

[Bamm Bamm]

they sell these brine hatch kits that mount in your tank and supply a steady supply I just gave one to a local guy recently I never used it though.. might be an option for ya..

 

[Paul B]

I know about them and I have one I built (I build everything, it's just me) but you still need someone to put eggs in it.