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This is a video of it working..

Actually I think at the end of the day, it would be a problem with this... So I would suggest a smaller container so that the reduction will not be so obvious as it would take jut a little of the air to push the food..

By right, it would back flow a bit but not to the extend of reaching the air pump as there is still air in the air tube....

Workable but not precise enough...

The dried food will be mixed into water first...

Sigh, Thought you saw it somewhere in singapore...

I know, the dumb auto correct function on my HTC.. Argh...

What wavemaker are you talking about.. it seems like you dun have any pitching post for your seahorse if not they will not resort to hitching on high flow area.. Sent from my HTC Desire using Tapatalk

Yup. That is the problem, but this feeder is on day to day basis replacement of the food, the food will not go bad that fast if you are talking about dried food.. also this feeder have almost 0 heat emission unlike other feeder with a circulation pump which will add up to the heat generated. I omitted the wine bottle chiller as that would be another cost if you want the feeder to be a long term one.. As for amount of food it hold, it depends on the reefer how long he want the feeder to continue feeding and the concentration of the food being supplied.. Typically a electronic timer would do the job, down to the minute setting is enough. It will take some trial and error the first time round to estimate the amount of food being pumped through the container.. Sent from my HTC Desire using Tapatalk

It will not get choked... When you look at the consistency of the food mix, it is not thick at all so it will not have choking problem... Another thing is that the control valve is there to make sure the air escapes, so if you are afraid that the air tube will choke or clog and the pressure building up, you can adjust the control valve so that under a certain pressure, the air will escape slowly from there and not cause your container to explode.. I know you are feeding everyday, you can try but they require feeding every hour or so...

It is a terror too...

Any question, I will try my best to answer. Theoretically, it works but I have not tried but it is tested out by fellow reefers from overseas..

How it works? Air is being pumped into the container which stirs up the food and it increases the pressure in the container. With the pressure increase, it pushes the water with the food out the long tube that lead to the tank. When the air pump stop, the food return back into the container due to gravity. The control valve is to regulates the amount of pressure in the container that will affect the speed of the food being pumped out. Any Timer can but used but the more precise the timer, the more accurate the dispensing quantity. Note: Do not place the outlet in water, to prevent backflow.

Found this from azoox.org, Edited it a bit and post it up for the benefit of reefer who wish to explore the "dark side". You will require the following:- Small air pump Timer(Preferred Digital) DIY Pressurized container Rigid Air tube and Air tubes

Those are normally Non-Photosynthetic. Will require feeding, I am posting up a thread on the Simple and Cheap DIY feeder..

It is nice to see a fellow reefer from UK... Welcome to our Forum..

Yes, but there are some brown ones if I am not wrong, those should be photosynthetic.. Which type are you looking for?

Normally brown ones are photosynthetic... Some carribean species like Frilly seafan and Gorgonian ventalina are photosynthetic but not available locally..

Yours??? Looks like Barnacle blenny.. Been looking for it..

WAH!!! THATS FAST...

Use a blender and blend everything will be easier and you can use a ice cube maker... That is what I do..

No lar... It is a photo from the net... LOL.. Kept one before, which I bought from Lemon when he got 2 from HK.. But both didnt make it...

Upz...

ewww, That is a bad photo of the fish, it looks much nicer in reality.....

I am thinking whether is the inverts acclimatized? Mostly they have this problem, even with snails and "worms"?