Eheim Feed Air Automatic Feeder

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Eheim feeder by MANUEL CORTES JR.

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 8/16/2009 from HAMMOND, IN UNITED STATES

Comments: I have two units like this and I have found that these unit need to be redesigned when it come to the counter weight that is fitted on the battery cover because if you fill the food container up completely the unit tilts forward and not even the velco that is provided sticks correctly and the food than picks up all kind of moisture and sticks to the container not allowing the food to be dispense correctly. Aside from this small flause everything else seems to work ok. I would recommend this to a friend only if they had a way of securing the unit to the lid. one other thing is that they should of designed a way of connecting an air line to the unit so the food can stay dry. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Great Product! by MICHAEL LUKASON

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 7/9/2009 from HOPKINTON, MA UNITED STATES

Comments: I have four of these feeders. They work great! They are used for micropellets, flakes and even "turtle sticks." Simple design, easy to program and very reliable. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Nice product ! by Greg

Experience Level: Expert

Posted on 6/30/2009 from TULSA, OK UNITED STATES

Comments: Easy to program. Nice design. Tricky finding a place to put it on my 46 gallon bowfront tank. Finally placed it on top of my Deltec skimmer. The flakes drop, hit the side of the Orbit light fixture, bounce off the side of the skimmer, and presto... right into the tank! Works perfectly. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Ehiem Feeder by CHRIS PISTONE

Experience Level: Expert

Posted on 6/17/2009 from CAPE CORAL, FL UNITED STATES

Comments: At fist this product worked like a charm but after a month of use it turn to to feed and never stop it emptied all the food into my tank! so i got new batteries tried again and it worked until a week later when it did it again! i liked it so i went out and bought another one, it worked great for a week, i went out of town i got a call that the feeder did it again, it emptied all the food in to my tank, the water was white it almost killed my fish! i would never ever use this product again! two different units from to different store did the same thing! I would not recommend this product to my friends.

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Excellent!

Performs as Advertised by DOROTHY

Experience Level: Beginner

Posted on 5/6/2009 from HOLYOKE, MA UNITED STATES

Comments: Last weekend we went away and used our fish feeder for the first time. We did a trial run the day before and felt confident it was working as promised. This feeder works extremely well. We have a 29 gallon tank with a cover and a hole in the cover where the filter is inserted. There is a space next to the filter about 3 inches wide and that is plenty of room for the feeder to sit on the cover (attached with the small piece of velcro that is included)to rotate with each feeding. I love the peace of mind I now have when I go away that my fish will be happy and fed. I highly recommend this feeder. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Good Item by Shopper

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 4/15/2009 from PLACENTIA, CA UNITED STATES

Comments: Works well battery cover needed some tape after months of use. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Easy to use by CHRIS TIPTON

Experience Level: Beginner

Posted on 3/12/2009 from CINCINNATI, OH UNITED STATES

Comments: I had an unfortunate experience while cleaning my apartment. I wasn't watching what I was doing and knocked my Eheim into the tank and all was lost. It had previously been programmed by my serviceman, he wasn't due back for two weeks and I panicked. I went on-line, ordered, received it right away and looked at the instructions. Simplicity incarnate! Easiest piece of "machinery" ever to program. I love the Eheim 3581 and so do my fish! Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Excellent!

nice product by SUE

Experience Level: Expert

Posted on 3/8/2009 from OCEANSIDE, CA UNITED STATES

Comments: This is an awesome device I am a teacher and leave tank on weekends and breaks. The only thing I am concerned about it that it is a little small for larger tanks, but the fish really like knowing they are getting fed. Very easy to use Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Fish are Fed by MICHAEL FLORES

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 1/8/2009 from CYPRESS, TX UNITED STATES

Comments: I own two of these units feeding a 20G & 60G tanks. These units have been operating now, with out flaw, for 1 year. I do have to admit that positioning these units is problematic. The 20G I used double-sided velcro strips, several of them mounted to the rear of the hood. Mounting in 60G was a challenge as the hood is home made with wood. Luckly the hood is 6 inches high. I was able to screw in a stainless steal soap dish, lying horizontal, to the inside of the hood. Then I straped the Eheim on top with a zip-tie. The zip-tie is used for added security. These Eheim units are in use 100% of the time & I use with flake and pellets with out any problems. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Excellent!

Perfect! by JJ

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 1/8/2009 from MASS

Comments: I bought this device so that my wife and I could go away for the holiday season and not have to worry about getting someone to come over to our place to feed the fish. I set it up a couple days before we left to make sure it was working well, and we came back to a happy fish! In fact, I just left it on the tank because it is so much easier than having to remember to feed the fish everyday. It was easy to program and set up for feeding amount. I would highly recommend this device to anyone. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Awesome by SANDRA

Experience Level: Expert

Posted on 12/31/2008 from RUTHER GLEN, VA UNITED STATES

Comments: It is a relief to go away on vacation and know your fish will eat on the same schedule everyday. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Below Average

for flakes by DELCO MR

Experience Level: Expert

Posted on 12/29/2008 from COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA UNITED STAT

Comments: I got one of these for christmas and I feed round pellet food. The stuff either gets stuck or all runs out. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Eheim automatic feeder by Juan

Experience Level: Expert

Posted on 12/1/2008 from MADISON, WI UNITED STATES

Comments: really great feeder. you can forget about feeding your fish. cool features like exact times to feed the fish up to 4 times a day and with varying amounts (too bad you can not change the amount for each feeding cycle, but that gets complicated. also you can set it to release food twice or once for each cycle. excelent addition for your aquarium, specially if you are going away for vacation. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Eheim Feed air Automatic Feede by WILLIAM LAMONICA

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 11/30/2008 from SOUTH AMBOY, NJ UNITED STATES

Comments: Works great. Should come with a clip to hold unit down. My grandson (7) decided to check it out on my lower tank. It took 2 days to dry it out, and luckily the electronics still work. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Great

3581 Feed Air feeder by RALPH VELTRE

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 11/17/2008 from WEST CALDWELL, NJ UNITED STATE

Comments: Great little feeder,easy to program, use and reliable.One of the better feeders I've purchased.I like the fact that you can fine tune the amount of food it drops Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Excellent!

GREAT PRODUCT by JEANNE CANTRELL

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 11/1/2008 from KALAMA, WA UNITED STATES

Comments: Now we won't have to worry when we have to be out of town for a day or so. The product works great! No complaints whatsoever. No problem setting it up and it sits quite nicely on top of our fish tank without any velcro at all. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Excellent feeder by ANGELO S.

Experience Level: Expert

Posted on 10/2/2008 from CULPEPER, VA UNITED STATES

Comments: I have spent less and more on feeders. This one is by far the best that I've used. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Great

A little awkward for small foo by CHAD STEVENS

Experience Level: Beginner

Posted on 9/19/2008 from BOISE, ID UNITED STATES

Comments: I like this product, it was easy to setup and use and I've had no problems with it so far. However, I use the spectrum pelets to feed with and they're too small for the gate setting on the feeder. I had to rig something with tape to get the amount of food delivery right, but overall it works great and I'm happy with it. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Feeds the fish by my many hobbies

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 7/22/2008

Comments: Pros: The fish get fed when I am away. I found it easy to setup and easy to program. The unit is well made. Cons: Would be nice if some mechanism for mounting the unit was provided. I ended up using velco. The stops on the food outlet opening need to be finer and have more positive stops. It is easy either open it too much or accidentally close it too much. Also would like finer adjustment of the food opening. I use small pellets and was either getting too much or too little. I had to work to carefully find a mid point, which does not have a stop. The cover for the food holder is also not as secure as it should be. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Great feeder by D RICKET

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 7/13/2008 from MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA UNITED STATE

Comments: Best auto-feeder I've tried. I love that it can feed 4 times per day at any time; actually 8 times since the 4 can be set to "double feed" after a minute. Sees very reliable after 6 months, no trouble. Only minor complaints: I dropped one in the water and it died. Also, like all feeders that pour flakes on the surface, the fish have to be quick to get them before they go over the overflow; hand feeding is still ideal. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Very Frustrating by DEANNA

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 7/2/2008

Comments: I may have just gotten a "lemon" of the automatic fish feeder units, but I have had so many problems in the last hour that it's taken me with this unit that I'm ready to drown it in my aquarium. Setting of the functions were easy enough to understand and set, but the battery backing on my unit will not stay closed no matter what I do-- at the moment I have a hairband holding it closed because I"m leaving for vacation tomorrow and don't have time to return it! Every time it pops off, it produces a "LO" battery reading, and then dies, meaning I have to set ALL the feeding times over again. The mounting velcro that it comes with could not be cheaper-- the double sided tape that's supposed to connect the velcro to the aquarium top and the unit barely connects to the velcro itself and separates as soon as it's tested for it's security. I'm so frustrated that I spent $60 on this stupid feeder and it probably will die the day after I leave anyhow. AGH! I would not recommend this product to my friends.

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Eheim Automatic Feeder by BJ CARTER

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 6/24/2008 from WASHINGTON, DC UNITED STATES

Comments: I Enjoyed the fact that there are so many options for feeding my fish in their 20 gal.aquarium. Once it's setup to disperse the food properly, it's a snap. Set it and forget it was my motto, but before I did this I did as suggested with test runs. Excellent for vacationers. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Excellent!

The Best by UWE BIMBERG

Experience Level: Expert

Posted on 5/30/2008 from EL PASO, TX UNITED STATES

Comments: Top of the Line.Easy to program and very reliable.As a former German I know what I am talking about. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Eheim Auto Feeder review by Sledge760

Experience Level: Expert

Posted on 5/20/2008 from PHILADELPHIA, PA UNITED STATES

Comments: Works great so far. Just what I needed for being away on the weekends in the summer. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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best of its kind, same issues by rayray

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 2/23/2008

Comments: Good unit, but difficult to mount, cannot tolerate more than a few days under peripheral MH or PC light before circuit board/LED goes nuts, eventually craps out; lasted 3 months... But frequent feeding anthias got fat on a mix of 4 different foods, tangs getting mix of little squares of seeweed & coral getting dried planton 4x daily. All tank residents happier & healthier. Just need to put powerheads on sync timer, feeding ring to prevent filtering away food & filter sock to keep tank clean. This feeder is money well spent in a reef system. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Eheim Feeder Easy to Use by JUSTIN BRIGGS

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 2/14/2008 from WILLITS, CA UNITED STATES

Comments: The Eheim Feed Air Automatic Feeder is easy to use, easy to program, and easy to install in almost any tank. Digital timer makes for accurate activation and works well when used in conjunction with timer controlled circulation pumps. Food stays dry and can accomodate a wide variety of flake or pellet food. A setting allows feeder to dispense food twice during a single feeding at a 1 minute interval, which allows the the slower feeders to arrive after the Chromis and Anthias have sped away with the first wave of food. Works very well. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Excellent!

Simply Works! by KIRK DAVIS

Experience Level: Expert

Posted on 2/7/2008 from WARSAW, IN UNITED STATES

Comments: This is one of those products that just plain works as described. I have it dispensing Tetra Crisps to my Cichlid tank and have it hanging over an open tank (set on top of a Penguin Em 400). If figured if it hasn't clogged from humidity in two weeks, it isn't going to. The fill cap is a little tough to pull off, and I suggest slightly crumbling your flake food. I throw in about 25% Cyclo-peeze and have a great combo feed. Really would like to see a bit more clear cut stops for the ratched opening ridges. It would be nice to be able to snap it into place and count the number of bumps you go over while opening it. Not a problem and not enough to cause it to lose an Excellent rating. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Worked well but not for long by FillIn FillIn

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 1/13/2008 from VILLANOVA, PA UNITED STATES

Comments: Used it for three of four vacations for several weeks. I've had it for about a year and a half. The clock works fine. Except it no longer turns. I expected better durability from Eheim based on prior pump experience. I would not recommend this product to my friends.

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Eheim Feed Air Auto Feeder by RUTH BOLUS

Experience Level: Beginner

Posted on 12/2/2007 from OKATIE, SC UNITED STATES

Comments: I used the feeder while I was away for 10 days, after watching it dispense for a few days. Upon returning it did not appear that enough food had been dispensed. I monitored it and the cylinder seems to stick about 3/4 through the turn. It does not return to the upright position. I will put fresh batteries in it and try it again in hopes that I will be able to use it for extended periods. I found programming it a bit confusing but finally figured that out. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Unsatisfactory

AWFUL :( by jd

Experience Level: Beginner

Posted on 6/19/2007

Comments: I expeced much more from this...I have a 26G bowfront, there is no place to mount the feeder! I would not recommend this product to my friends.

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Excellent!

Solved the one problem by artful-dodger

Experience Level: Expert

Posted on 6/12/2007 from LITTLETON, CO UNITED STATES

Comments: I always had problems with the mounting...needs to sit on a horizontal surface. Some (most!) tanks just don't have a horizontal surface. Even on my tanks that have a suitable center brace, I never felt comfortable that it wasn't going to get knocked into the water. I bought some specimen cups with lids to support the feeder just outside the tank. Still seemed flaky (excuse the pun). The final (and most excellent!) solution was to strap the base unit to the eggcrate with the hopper over 3x3 hole cut into the eggcrate. (one cable tie just below the LED display and another just above the manual feed button. Safe, secure and still have access to batteries! One other hint...position the large Ocean Nutrition feeding station (MarineDepot Item Code: ON1151) just below to keep floating foods from racing to the overflow. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Good product by LobsterOfJustice

Comments: Easy to use, lets you feed up to four times a day. Also has a manual feed button. It is easy to change the feed times and how much you feed. Make sure to check the batteries before vacation! Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Excellent!

Best automatic feeder by Mobert

Comments: I've used three others and this is my favorite. The food stays dry and does not clump. I've used them for over 8 years with no problems except when I drop one in the water. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

Excellent!

Worth every dollar by noto

Comments: This self-ventilating feeder has a large ventilator and sturdy base. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Excellent!

Seems to work perfectly by Reefing Buddha

Comments: This seems to work perfectly so far... great features... exceptionally easy to set up and use... double feeding with one minute interval is great. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Failed after 2 1/2 years by Fred Williams

Comments: My unit failed after 2 1/2 years, otherwise it worked fine. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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