Cambridge Aquatics Automatic Fish Feeder

I have an aquarium set up in my classroom. I don't like going to work when I don't have to but the little fishies need to eat. Automatic feeder is the natural solution. I just set this one up and it works great. It attaches simply to the side of the tank and is easy to operate. It has an option for feeding twice per day (every 12hr) or once per day (every 24 hr). When you get it filled and set up you start the timer by clicking the "feed" button. I don't know what else you could ask for. The food reservoir is large enough for my needs. I will update this review later with more details on how long the food lasts and how durable the unit seems to be. As far as I can tell so far, it seems great.

This unit is dispenses fish food twice a day, I think... But as I lost the manual that came with it, I can't say for sure. It's a one touch proposition, but it's not intuitive. There are two buttons, one of them is self explanatory. It shows a picture of a fish eating. Press that button and the dispenser rotates the food chamber and deposits food into the tank. How much food is deposited depends on which setting you select on the face of the food chamber. Min leaves a small opening for food to fall out of the chamber when it rotates. The max setting will empty the container in just a few short cycles. I use flakes and leave mine set to min for a 20 gal tank containing maybe 8 small fish.

The second button is labeled 12H and 24H. What exactly do they do? I haven't a clue. The dispenser does not start when this setting is changed from one position to the other.

The unit has been working, as evidenced by bits of food scattered next to the opening at the tank top, but I've not seen or heard it operate (on it's own) since I put batteries into it and installed it on the tank several months ago. Knowing the batteries might be getting old, I sought the instructions, so I could reset the unit when I replaced the batteries. I couldn't find the manual so I looked on the unit for a label indicating manufacturer and model number. Nothing!

I checked Amazon for automatic feeders and, judging by the picture, this is the unit. So I Googled "Cambridge Aquatics". Again NOTHING. You'd think the company has some kind of web presence a place to download owner's manuals perhaps? Not this company. After 15 minutes I gave up trying to locate instructions.

I'm not saying don't buy this unit. But if you do. DON'T LOSE THE INSTRUCTIONS.

You might try other mainstream offerings instead though.

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