My fish require feeding once every 48 hours. Does this feeder have a setting to space feedings that far apart?
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The farthest apart you can set feedings is 24 hours as it runs on a 24 hour clock. Basically, there are up to 4 times within a 24 hour period (from hour 0 to hour 24) that you can set the feeder to rotate one rotation or two rotations or not at all each time. So the lowest frequency that you can have this feeder operate would be one rotation (you adjust the amount of food per rotation) one time per 24 hour period. By adjusting the amount of food on each rotation of the barrel, you might be able to adjust your feeding schedule to once a day.
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On the bottom there is a piece that bolts/screws on the top edge of your tank. So basically the top display piece would be facing up. the lower plastic section hangs over your tank and spins around and dumps a small quantity of food in the tank. You can set this to do the feeding process up to 4 times. Great product, I highly recommend only filling it 3/4 of the way. Otherwise, the food doesn
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It depends on the type and amount of food fed. You can feed multiple times each day. For a typical 50 gallon tank this feeder would last two to three weeks.Tom
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Wendy:The feeder can be programmed at best to feed for 6 days straight and seventh no, or else to feed them at random, it actually has no defined pattern. Greetings To You.
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3 is the max I just do 2 and the smallest amount. My fish were small after a year they are larger. Feeder is working well.
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I would say possible as well depending on feed size and amount of fish. I feed my fish twice a day when I am home and only once a day on vacation. I would rather underfeed than over feed. The ability to adjust amount of feed dispensed is pretty handy as well.
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It has 4 feeding ports. It's the most nicely constructed feeder I've owned. Mrs Thunberg must have great seed, because 7-10 days is the usual refilling interval for me.
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Yes, that is correct. You can input up to three feedings per day, and designate the time the food drops to the minute.
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I wish I had a clear answer for you but I just believe that as convenient the feeder should/could be it's just not that well designed. I would suggest asking the manufacturer or sending it back and getting a new one or a refund.
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multiple times per day; you can set it to revolve once or twice per feeding time; each revolution will empty food into the aquarium.
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I don't think the size of the tank would matter. If your tank is really small, you would need a spot next to the tank or above it that you could set the feeder on. Like a stack of books or something. This would feed a big tank with no problem. You can adjust the opening to feed a little bit or a lot, depending on how many fish you have. The feeder is about the size of a soda can, just to give you an idea. Hope that helps.
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The five-meal feeder does not need to be re-programmed every day. But if you want to stop it, then you need to re-program it to start it again. But if you do nothing, it will keep feeding at the same times every day.
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It depends on how much you are feeling your fish. I only feed my tank a pinch of food twice a day. At that rate I think my food will last for three months.
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Yes. You can set it to feed up to eight times per day at whatever times and days of the week as you so desire. There is no need to set each individual day.
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no!so there is only one timing wheel for the 5-meal feeder, and you have little tabs that you can set to feed. unfortunately, the closest the machine will allow you to set the tabs is 4-hours (give or take half an hour)if you want shorter intervals, go with the two meal feeder
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It is suppose to automatically feed itself....but half the time I have to undo the bottom and pull the feed out.My suggestion is that you get the 12 inch (so wish I had).
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Marty, What I did was break the flake food into smaller pieces before I loaded it into the feeder and it seemed dispense alot better. I set the feeder up on a table and clamped it to a piece of wood. I put a dish under it to catch the food and used the instant feed button over and over to see how much food was being delivered. Each time it rotated the amount of food varied somewhat, so I took an average and chose a setting that I liked the best. I have 2 of these feeders and have been using them for just over 2 months now, and I'm very happy with them. I have been gone on 3 occasions for up to 10 days and on each of my returns, all of my fish were alive and doing well. Hope this helps. Marty, What I did was break the flake food into smaller pieces before I loaded it into the feeder and it seemed dispense alot better. I set the feeder up on a table and clamped it to a piece of wood. I put a dish under it to catch the food and used the instant feed button over and over to see how much food was being delivered. Each time it rotated the amount of food varied somewhat, so I took an average and chose a setting that I liked the best. I have 2 of these feeders and have been using them for just over 2 months now, and I'm very happy with them. I have been gone on 3 occasions for up... » Read More Marty, What I did was break the flake food into smaller pieces before I loaded it into the feeder and it seemed dispense alot better. I set the feeder up on a table and clamped it to a piece of wood. I put a dish under it to catch the food and used the instant feed button over and over to see how much food was being delivered. Each time it rotated the amount of food varied somewhat, so I took an average and chose a setting that I liked the best. I have 2 of these feeders and have been using them for just over 2 months now, and I'm very happy with them. I have been gone on 3 occasions for up to 10 days and on each of my returns, all of my fish were alive and doing well. Hope this helps. « Show Less