+TxSkyGuy Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 So I have really gotten tired of thawing my frozen food cubes, mixing them and pouring them into the tank only to have half of it end up rotting in the sand, so much so that I almost spent $25 on this bad boy But, at my wife's urging (read: order) to not spend any more money on that tank, I thought I might try to make my own. All be it not as pretty, but just as functional. I took two of those pill containers from walgreens, (I had some laying around, but they will give them away if you ask nicely) the ones with the non child proof cap and child proof cap, and my drill, and made one myself. I just took a drill and drilled out the cap to make a "mesh" screen, and then drilled two holes to mimic the design of the other one, and viola! Diy fish feeder. And I attached it with an old suction cup on ring I had, no fancy magnets for me! Now it feeds my frozen mysis shrimp cubes slowly enough that my fish can eat 100% of the food! And I dont have to spend 5-10 mins babysitting the food! Ill post a video of it in action once I feed here in a bit! Woohoo!! Free upgrades!!! Sent from my GT-N5110 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Nice, now I feel lazy for just ordering the defroster. [emoji53] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 So I have really gotten tired of thawing my frozen food cubes, mixing them and pouring them into the tank only to have half of it end up rotting in the sand, so much so that I almost spent $25 on this bad boy But, at my wife's urging (read: order) to not spend any more money on that tank, I thought I might try to make my own. All be it not as pretty, but just as functional. I took two of those pill containers from walgreens, (I had some laying around, but they will give them away if you ask nicely) the ones with the non child proof cap and child proof cap, and my drill, and made one myself. I just took a drill and drilled out the cap to make a "mesh" screen, and then drilled two holes to mimic the design of the other one, and viola! Diy fish feeder. And I attached it with an old suction cup on ring I had, no fancy magnets for me! Now it feeds my frozen mysis shrimp cubes slowly enough that my fish can eat 100% of the food! And I dont have to spend 5-10 mins babysitting the food! Ill post a video of it in action once I feed here in a bit! Woohoo!! Free upgrades!!! Sent from my GT-N5110 using Tapatalk This thread may be right up your alley sir.http://www.austinreefclub.com/index.php?/topic/21658-Cheap-tricks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BobcatReefer Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 1. I like how you included the word "Deluxe" on a $0.32 project. Building value through branding! 2. Help me understand the cap in the middle... Is that 1 piece? It looks like it is a female thread on the bottom and a male thread on the top, but the top pill container has male threading. Is the top container just placed on there, or screwed on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TxSkyGuy Posted May 19, 2016 Author Share Posted May 19, 2016 Its one of those pill tops that has the child proof cap on one side and the arthritis cap on the other, so it will thresd onto the same size pill container both ways. Sent from my GT-N5110 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TxSkyGuy Posted May 19, 2016 Author Share Posted May 19, 2016 So I have really gotten tired of thawing my frozen food cubes, mixing them and pouring them into the tank only to have half of it end up rotting in the sand, so much so that I almost spent $25 on this bad boy But, at my wife's urging (read: order) to not spend any more money on that tank, I thought I might try to make my own. All be it not as pretty, but just as functional. I took two of those pill containers from walgreens, (I had some laying around, but they will give them away if you ask nicely) the ones with the non child proof cap and child proof cap, and my drill, and made one myself. I just took a drill and drilled out the cap to make a "mesh" screen, and then drilled two holes to mimic the design of the other one, and viola! Diy fish feeder. And I attached it with an old suction cup on ring I had, no fancy magnets for me! Now it feeds my frozen mysis shrimp cubes slowly enough that my fish can eat 100% of the food! And I dont have to spend 5-10 mins babysitting the food! Ill post a video of it in action once I feed here in a bit! Woohoo!! Free upgrades!!! Sent from my GT-N5110 using Tapatalk This thread may be right up your alley sir.http://www.austinreefclub.com/index.php?/topic/21658-Cheap-tricks Loved It!!!Sent from my GT-N5110 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TxSkyGuy Posted May 19, 2016 Author Share Posted May 19, 2016 I cant get the video to post, any tricks? Sent from my GT-N5110 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mFrame Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 I cant get the video to post, any tricks? Sent from my GT-N5110 using Tapatalk In the "Full Edit" mode click the button just to the left of Font marked "Special BB Code". From the dropdown pick "Media", then put your url in (http, not https) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 That's pretty cool! Anxiously awaiting the video to see it in action Want to help me design a cheap/free one of these http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/magfeeder-magnetic-feeding-ring-two-little-fishies.html $20 seems pretty crazy for a rubber ring... maybe a small section of pvc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BobcatReefer Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 That's pretty cool! Anxiously awaiting the video to see it in action Want to help me design a cheap/free one of these http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/magfeeder-magnetic-feeding-ring-two-little-fishies.html $20 seems pretty crazy for a rubber ring... maybe a small section of pvc? i have the $5 version of that - got it at the dome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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