How much would you pay for a Frozen Food Dispenser?

jvk · 09/26/2011, 05:24 PM

So I know everyone has thought of this before...

If someone manufactured a reliable frozen fish food dispenser that was compact, energy efficient, dispensed various sizes of cubes, and capable of allowing the user to control the dispensing frequency, how much would you be willing to pay?

der_wille_zur_macht · 09/26/2011, 05:26 PM

Nothing. Because, you know, I like to hang out in the DIY forum.

Cantgrowdidly · 09/26/2011, 05:40 PM

500?

Gorgok · 09/26/2011, 06:56 PM

It would depend on what it actually does rather than just claims. Also for ease of use and maintenance. And on its reliance on ready made foods or accepting just about anything cubed or not.

But even then i would probably try my best to emulate it if it really was some clever idea, more so than the medical dosing pump in wine cooler ideas, before buying it, unless it was just too cheap to bother.

If its too expensive it would probably be more economical to get a girl....

[17]shawn[17] · 09/26/2011, 07:52 PM

although this would assure my fish were always fed daily, i enjoy watching my fish eat and making sure everyone is getting their fair share then using any extra to spot feed my acans. if i had something like this i would feel far less attached to my tank...that sounds weird

Indymann99 · 09/26/2011, 08:00 PM

$300 if it can dispense for 7 days. This lets me go on vac for a week without worry.

seregus · 05/27/2013, 06:00 PM

I believe thread is simply forgotten, but this thing - don't ask a poll, with a poll there will be no IBM, Apple.. nothing... because it's simple - you believe in idea - you do it in a nice way and you get success! Good luck!

Mudbeaver · 05/27/2013, 07:47 PM

I"ve tried all kinds of dispenser, they never work the way you expect or the way they're shown, its all a show when its on YouTube. Its clumbsy, bulky, never the same amount, its clogs , over feeds, its a mess when you return, no matter what price. The best way to disprove my facts, buy one and test it two week with NO interferance on your tank, WITHOUT INTERFFERANCE to really see what its going to do to your tank. Then you'll have the answer, and you can still return the mess back to whoever and all that trouble, cleaning your tank up etc.....

View Poll Results: How much would you pay for a Frozen Food Dispenser
Nothing, I am not interested in such a product	7	20.59%
Less than $99 (USD)	12	35.29%
Between $100 and $199 (USD)	9	26.47%
Between $200 and $299 (USD)	3	8.82%
$300 (USD) or more	3	8.82%
Voters: 34. You may not vote on this poll

09/26/2011, 05:24 PM	#1
jvk Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 11	How much would you pay for a Frozen Food Dispenser? So I know everyone has thought of this before... If someone manufactured a reliable frozen fish food dispenser that was compact, energy efficient, dispensed various sizes of cubes, and capable of allowing the user to control the dispensing frequency, how much would you be willing to pay?

09/26/2011, 05:26 PM	#2
der_wille_zur_macht Team RC Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NY Posts: 17,749	Nothing. Because, you know, I like to hang out in the DIY forum. __________________ Inconveniencing marine life since 1992 "It is my personal belief that reef aquaria should be thriving communities of biodiversity, representative of their wild counterparts, and not merely collections of pretty specimens growing on tidy clean rock shelves covered in purple coralline algae." (Eric Borneman)

09/26/2011, 07:52 PM	#5
[17]shawn[17] Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Brockville Ontario Canada Posts: 844	although this would assure my fish were always fed daily, i enjoy watching my fish eat and making sure everyone is getting their fair share then using any extra to spot feed my acans. if i had something like this i would feel far less attached to my tank...that sounds weird __________________ shawn “We will only conserve what we love. We will only love what we understand. We will only understand what we are taught.”

09/26/2011, 08:00 PM	#6
Indymann99 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 2,447	$300 if it can dispense for 7 days. This lets me go on vac for a week without worry. __________________ 120g DT 100lbs LR / 200 lbs LS, 45g fuge, VectraM1 Return, Herbie drain, 4x RW-8, 2x AI Hydra 26 w AWM, ASM G2, Apex controller, Apex BoB w floats ATO

09/26/2011, 05:40 PM	#3
Cantgrowdidly Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Milton FL Posts: 94	500?

09/26/2011, 06:56 PM	#4
Gorgok Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Cypress, Texas Posts: 1,904	It would depend on what it actually does rather than just claims. Also for ease of use and maintenance. And on its reliance on ready made foods or accepting just about anything cubed or not. But even then i would probably try my best to emulate it if it really was some clever idea, more so than the medical dosing pump in wine cooler ideas, before buying it, unless it was just too cheap to bother. If its too expensive it would probably be more economical to get a girl....

05/27/2013, 06:00 PM	#7
seregus Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 14	I believe thread is simply forgotten, but this thing - don't ask a poll, with a poll there will be no IBM, Apple.. nothing... because it's simple - you believe in idea - you do it in a nice way and you get success! Good luck!

05/27/2013, 07:47 PM	#8
Mudbeaver Registered Member. Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Gatineau , Canada Posts: 1,379	I"ve tried all kinds of dispenser, they never work the way you expect or the way they're shown, its all a show when its on YouTube. Its clumbsy, bulky, never the same amount, its clogs , over feeds, its a mess when you return, no matter what price. The best way to disprove my facts, buy one and test it two week with NO interferance on your tank, WITHOUT INTERFFERANCE to really see what its going to do to your tank. Then you'll have the answer, and you can still return the mess back to whoever and all that trouble, cleaning your tank up etc.....

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