Lifegard Automatic Fish Feeder with Hopper

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Bring a commercial grade aquarium feeder to your home aquarium with the Lifegard Automatic Fish Feeder with Expansion Hopper. Not only is the automatic feeder compatible with pellet and flake food, but it will also dispense dry medication as well. The feeder has fourteen available bins, and with the expansion hopper, the feeder will dispense food for up to four months, although that puts your food at risk of spoiling. The automatic feeder is built with those with high demands in mind, and is built to last.

The automatic fish feeder comes with a rotor table, and a powerful 115 Volt/60 Hz motor, as well as an expansion hopper. It also includes a loading funnel, food stick, food ramp, and arms required to dispense food 1 through 4 times daily.

If you are short on available outlets, you will find the fact that the unity is powered by outlet power an annoyance, but remember, you won't have to remember to check batteries every few months. Like an wheel style feeder, it is clumsy to try and load with food. Thankfully, Lifegard supplies a funnel and a food stick to help keep the food inside the feeder. Changing the dispenser frequency can be more challenging than other models. The rotating arms are held in place with small C clips, which tend to launch clear across the room if your are not prepared. Once installed, you will have a solid underlying configuration keeping the rotor moving as you want. It also can dispense a minimum of six hours apart and takes about 30 minutes to dispense a bin of flake food. Drawing 5 watts of power, it consumes more electricity than some other battery operated models, but the power is necessary if you are using the hopper, especially with pellets. It employs no method of combating humidity, which is important, especially if you load it with four months worth of food. It attaches firmly to the side of your aquarium, and rests low, so in the event that it were to fall, it would most likely wind up outside the aquarium. Feeders are much safer when they are battery operated, but it seemed to be a factor of consideration since the feeder is built to keep the electric motor far from the aquarium.

The automatic feeder looks great on aquariums 20 gallons or larger. Installed, the feeder looks great, the hopper and rotor are both clear for easy viewing of food levels, and the motor is out of sight if installed on the back panel. Cleaning the unit is another story. As any wheel type feeder, it is time consuming to clean the rotor, but the drum is hollow in the center with the food bins on the outer edge of the hopper, creating a tight space to try to clean.

Weighing 625 grams, the feeder will do a relatively good job staying in place atop the aquarium, but it is highly recommended that you secure the unit to the side of the aquarium, or secure the unit to the top of the aquarium with velcro. The feeder measures 5.5" x 3.5" and stands 7.5" tall with all accessories installed.

For those looking for an industrial grade aquarium feeder, and are not running a tight feeding schedule, look no further than the Lifeguard Automatic Fish Feeder with Hopper. It is not battery operated, so you need an extra outlet to operate this feeder. Configuring the feeding times can be tricky, but once you get the hang of setting the arms, it soon becomes second nature. Overall, the automatic feeder is a highly accurate and reliable feeder for your aquarium.

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