Hi every one,
Any one has experience or knowledge on koi feeder :
- Fishmate P7000
- Tom fish food feeder
Which one has better quality ?
Thanks
Don
Hi every one,
Any one has experience or knowledge on koi feeder :
- Fishmate P7000
- Tom fish food feeder
Which one has better quality ?
Thanks
Don
I can only speak for the Fishmate P7000 but it has worked flawlessly for me. It does need to be able to sit next to the pond unless you DIY a way to suspend it over the pond. I have read several reviews claiming it is difficult to program. As long as I have the instructions it is no problem but without them you would never figure it out. Mine is under a roof so it isn't exposed to the elements so I can't speak to its durability to the environment.
tagging alone on this one
the fishmate is ok. but it does need to be out of the elements it seems. mostly sun. koi cafe needs suspended or secured down. raccoons can knock it into water. toms with upgraded timer doesn't seend to shaby. I need to order 2 soon and can't decide either lol
I had a fishmate for about a year exposed to the elements, and it started dispensing the same huge amount of food every time no matter what setting I changed it to. I stopped using it. I do not have any experience with any other feeders but I am looking for a better one too. I've been looking at the koi cafe and the dream pond feeders.
My P7000 had a nasty habit of emptying it's entire contents into the pond. They may have eliminated this 'feature', but it was advertised
to have an "anit-clog" design which causes the spiral feed to reverse itself... but with mine it would occasionally go in to this mode (even though
I just fed normal size pellets) and go clockwise and counterclockwise repeatedly until it was empty. After this happened twice it has sat in the garage
since.
would you guys say koi cafe one of the best on the market?
The ZNA SO CAL Grand Champion is feed with the Fukushin Feeding Master 17DX
http://www.koibest.com/english-shopp...html#PFX-17L-S
Maybe Mark should try and get an endorsement deal
https://www.koiphen.com/forums/showth...been-Delivered
Last edited by tbullard; 03-22-2017 at 09:50 PM.
i think I'm going with koi cafe
ill probably order it next week. it looks built well. hows the solar feature on it?
icu2, how long have you had your Koi Cafe?
For the price nobody beat the fish mate p7000. My original unit still going on its fourth year. I can program the thing in a jiffy. It is not rocket science. I do have the unit sit on a shelf inside my gazebo then it drop the pellets into a pvc pipe and travel to the pond. Probably why it lasting longer and doesn't go crazy due to not expose to extreme heat. Amazon has it on prime for $72. I will order another one for my growout tank soon.
Going on year two with one and I've got another one I purchased to put on the other pond as soon as
weather warms...
https://www.koiphen.com/forums/showth...53#post2550653
I can only speak for the Koi cafe. We got one last year and have had no problems so far. One minor issue is that it will gain a little time over a month or so.
Last edited by Mild Bill; 03-23-2017 at 12:07 PM.