FREESEA Automatic Fish Feeder for Aquarium: Auto Fish Food Dispenser with Timer for Small Tank Betta Turtle - Battery Vacation Self Feeding for Flakes

A little larger than I expected which wasn't a bad thing, timer was easy to set for feeding and is really great for everyday use along with being gone for the weekend. I would definitely buy this again. Very easy to fill and affix to your aquatic tank. The fish food dispenses absolutely perfect due to being able to adjust the amount dispensed each time. It doesn't matter if it's flake or pellet food. The door has never gotten stuck and works as it should. An excellent product for the price. I will say that I have a hexagonal tank; therefore I had to place this on the front. Still giving 5 stars even with the size.

I purchased the FREESEA Aquarium Automatic Fish Feeder for my home aquarium to ensure my fish are fed regularly, especially when I’m away. This device has largely met my expectations, providing a convenient and reliable feeding solution with just a minor adjustment needed for my setup.The automatic feeder is easy to install and program. It offers multiple settings to customize the feeding schedule and quantity, which is great for maintaining a consistent feeding routine. The build quality is solid, and it operates quietly and efficiently.However, I did encounter an issue with the amount of food dispensed, particularly for my smaller tank. Initially, the feeder dispensed more food than necessary, which can be problematic in smaller aquariums where overfeeding can quickly lead to water quality issues. To remedy this, I placed a piece of tape over part of the dispenser’s mouth. This simple modification allowed me to better control the portion size, ensuring my fish received the right amount of food without overloading the tank.This adjustment was a small but necessary step to make the feeder work for my specific needs. It’s something to be mindful of for those with smaller tanks. Adjusting the dispensing mechanism or using a similar modification can help prevent overfeeding.Apart from this, the feeder has been a great help. It’s been reliable in dispensing food at the set times, and I haven’t encountered any jamming or malfunctioning issues. The peace of mind it offers, knowing my fish are fed even when I’m not around, is invaluable.

I went out of town and needed this to feed my fish. It works well and is easy to use. Comes with instructions so it’s hard to mess up. It also easy to attach to your fish tank , it’s a good value for the money.

Works as advertised and a great benefit if your concerned about feeding your fish while your away from home.

I bought thisnforbwhen we go on vacation trips. It's was really simple to get going. I set it a week before so I could watch it's operation and get the food drops dialed in. By day 3 it wasn't working right. I filled with it some and got it right as rain again. By day 3 again it was not dumping food. Simple fish flakes, nothing fancy. I ended up trowing it away and asked a friend to feed them instead. Not the investment when you can't trust it.

works great , you can feel secure that your fish will eat while your away

This replaces a much older Eheim automatic feeder that stopped working when insects climbed in and gummed up the inner workings to destroy the fan and tumbler.Feeder holds a LOT of food! I am using it for a 75 gallon tank of mostly goldfish, 3 of which are 2.5” long while the 5 others are between 8” and 11”, plus 4 Corydoras catfish and a Plecostomus. I needed to enlarge the portal for the food drop, by trimming the plastic strip that fits on the glass lid. I chose the battery powered version rather than rechargeable or plug in versions. The sliding adjuster for the opening that dispenses the food, is a bit stiff. When refilled, you must try several food drops away from your tank, preferably on a piece of paper, so you can see just how much food is dispensed in a drop! Don’t just refill and reattach to your tank, or you could have an overfeeding or underfeeding catastrophe in the making.I use the 1 feeding/24 hours cycle in my tank. When I refill the food container, I carefully determine how wide the opening slide needs to be for dispensing the proper amount of food based on pellet size, and test it manually several times. This means putting the test food back in to either the original container, or use the paper to put all of it back through the slot (I haven’t been successful at removing the whole slot portal yet, so this takes time). The 24 hour timer seems to reset itself if you use the manual setting to figure out how much food is dispensed, so my workaround is to take out 1 battery, the replace it - and the next day at the desired feeding time, restart the 24 hour timer. A little cumbersome, but it works for me.My Plecostomus gets fed wafers separately; they wouldn’t fit in this feeder. I can’t imagine using flakes or crisps, based on the feeding portal size. To date, I have not had the hole cover get gummed up by food sticking to it, as reported by other users. I also haven’t used it long enough to know how long the batteries last.

Went away on vacation and decided to give one of these fish feeders a try. I have both pellet and flake food and tried this with both types. For pellet food it works really well, and is pretty consistent in terms of dispensing the food. Flakes on the other hand do not work as well, as they tend to stick to the inside of the "barrel" and sometimes dispense a lot and other times dispense very little.However, if you want to make sure all of your fishy friends survive during your vacation to Disney, this will definitely do the trick. For a longer term solution, I'm not sure I would recommend it, due to the consistency, but mainly due to the size and look of the thing. I sort of thought I would keep the dispenser on my fish tank all of the time, but it is very big and bulky and just doesn't look good. If you have a top cabinet on your tank that will hide this, that would be the best scenario. Otherwise, I'm hoping someone releases a smaller, more compact version in the future.