Eheim auto Feeder

jbittner · 02/02/2007, 09:48 AM

Anyone have any pictures of these mounted on their tanks?? I have about 6 inches of room between the wall and my tank, there is about three inches of clearance to the bottom of the canopy and about 1/2 inch from the back of the canopy to lights. the feeding drop area would have to fit in that 1/2 inch gap between the lights and the back of the canopy. I wonder if it will fit??
Thanks

jbittner · 02/02/2007, 01:58 PM

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LobsterOfJustice · 02/02/2007, 03:17 PM

I have mine mounted on my centerbrace with velcro (got it at a craft store for about a dollar). I love my eheim autofeeder.

techreef · 02/02/2007, 03:48 PM

yeah, it's meant to sit on some surface and the feeding chamber hangs out over the water surface, spinning each time it feeds the tank. i mount mine on the center brace too. without pics of your setup, it's pretty tough to say yes/no to whether or not it would work in your situation. (sorry, i know you tried really hard w/ that verbal description!) But i think as long as you can rig a surface for the body of the feeder to sit on, the feeding drum should just barely fit in the 3" space between your canopy and the tank. (if i'm visualizing your setup right)

lbear · 02/02/2007, 03:54 PM

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Originally posted by techreef
But i think as long as you can rig a surface for the body of the feeder to sit on, the feeding drum should just barely fit in the 3" space between your canopy and the tank. (if i'm visualizing your setup right)

agree! It only needs less than 1/2" on top of the feeder body and zero on the bottom to allow the feeder function properly.

02/02/2007, 09:48 AM	#1
jbittner Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Humboldt, NE Posts: 1,014	Eheim auto Feeder Anyone have any pictures of these mounted on their tanks?? I have about 6 inches of room between the wall and my tank, there is about three inches of clearance to the bottom of the canopy and about 1/2 inch from the back of the canopy to lights. the feeding drop area would have to fit in that 1/2 inch gap between the lights and the back of the canopy. I wonder if it will fit?? Thanks

02/02/2007, 03:17 PM	#3
LobsterOfJustice Recovering Detritophobe Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Cary, NC Posts: 7,443	I have mine mounted on my centerbrace with velcro (got it at a craft store for about a dollar). I love my eheim autofeeder. __________________ If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right. I remember when zoanthids were called things like "green" and "orange" and not "reverse gorilla nipple." Current Tank Info: 180g reef with all the bells and whistles

02/02/2007, 01:58 PM	#2
jbittner Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Humboldt, NE Posts: 1,014	^

02/02/2007, 03:48 PM	#4
techreef Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Montclair, NJ Posts: 1,046	yeah, it's meant to sit on some surface and the feeding chamber hangs out over the water surface, spinning each time it feeds the tank. i mount mine on the center brace too. without pics of your setup, it's pretty tough to say yes/no to whether or not it would work in your situation. (sorry, i know you tried really hard w/ that verbal description!) But i think as long as you can rig a surface for the body of the feeder to sit on, the feeding drum should just barely fit in the 3" space between your canopy and the tank. (if i'm visualizing your setup right)