Auto Frozen Feeder Showoff - Manta Systems

[NeverlosT]

@Tamara Marshall I saw a few pics of the new Auto Frozen Feeder by Manta Systems. Can you share some details on here? For those of you who go away for work or dont have time to feed frozen daily but need it to feed the fish and keep your nutrients up and stable, this could be a cool option!

 

[NeverlosT]

Here I found a link to more info about it:

feeder indiegogo page


I am totally having a conversation with myself.

First question, is the a eurobrace mounting option?

 

[Ortizdrz]

I seen a video of it on YouTube yesterday but their huge

 

[Jf8612]

Cool idea but the expected retail price is $700?

 

[Duds]

I’ve been following along for my seahorse tank. It’s a great idea just not sure I’d be able to convince the wife with that price tag.

 

[Ortizdrz]

Anyone try the ind aquatics Af4 yet ? I know 1st batch has come out , haven't heard anything of em. Not sure if that's a good or bad thing

 

[Jf8612]

Oh that’s like a doser. That’s interesting.

 

[Cpage101]

does it mount on eurobrace tanks?

 

[afboundguy]

All these new automatic frozen fish food feeders are expensive. The one that came out a few years ago is still over $400. Once I get of my butt and fine tune the DIY Arduino dosing pump stuff one setup will be a DIY frozen food setup for significantly cheaper!

 

[nickng]

Anyone try the ind aquatics Af4 yet ? I know 1st batch has come out , haven't heard anything of em. Not sure if that's a good or bad thing

FWIW here’s my experience. I have the AF4, it dispenses a slurry into the tank. It’s quite loud when the machine does a feed cycle but quiet otherwise.
For me the pros are (1) comfortably keeps 14 days worth of food “fresh”, 21 days is maximum duration under certain conditions. (2) easily controlled by 1-10v from apex or hydros
Cons (1) since it’s a slurry, setting it up requires a few steps ie flushing the separate feed and water flushing lines. (2) lines needs to be cleaned out manually to prevent food sticking in the tubes.
I’ve only used it when I went away on vacation twice for 14 days. It worked fine.

 

[nickng]

I do think a frozen cube feeder without the feed tubes will be easier to use.