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Automatic Aquarium Fish Feeder

by bradcrc
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This is an automatic fish feeder for your aquarium. I had been using the one by jhitesma for a long while which I like, but I had problems with the food not feeding through the funnel and small opening, so I did this remix with a larger feed bin intended to help the clogging issue, and so far flake food appears to work well.

I think it's easiest to print the food bin upside down (as provided) to avoid any need for supports. I've provided an option with a window slot for easier quick viewing of food levels. I cut the plastic window from a clear 2 liter soda bottle, but you could use any flat clear plastic like from a food container.

The auger has a hole in it, which you can put a zip tie and let the long end hang loose. This will allow it to "flick" as the auger turns which may help stir the food in the bin and keep it from bridging and clogging. This is optional, and I don't know if it helps much, but it's there if you need it.

I used hot glue to attach the feeder bin to the
Source
Thingiverse
What you need to print this: Intermediate Low confidence
Single piece
Supports 1/3
Assembly 0/3
Settings 1/3
Bed size 0/3
Post-process 1/3
Printer
FDM / FFF
File format
STL
Material
PLA
Post-processing
Gluing
Software
Cura, PrusaSlicer, or similar
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