WP8622L Battery+USB Powered Fish Feeder

Update: disregard the part about bluetooth not connecting again after timing out: it's now reconnecting just fine. I've just gotten this set up and, so far, I'm quite pleased. If there's no update, then you may take it that I have remained pleased. For background: I've habitually used one or another automatic feeder for most of two decades. I used to travel a lot, and it was just so convenient I used it all the time. I don't travel much any more, and I still don't worry about having to feed my tank daily. I had no issues setting up the app or bluetooth connection, and programming was straightforward and intuitive. Which is good, given that the instructions kinda aren't. I suspect that the source of some of the reported connection issues is that when the feeder doesn't have an active bluetooth connection, it times out after a few minutes. Once it times out, it won't accept a connection until it's waked up again by either pushing the button, or connecting it to external power. This regrettable design choice reduces most of the wireless functions to bragware. Sure I can manually feed my fish from across the room ... after I get up, walk across the room, open the lid, and manually push the button. At that point I may as well just push the button a second time to start the feed cycle, and be done with it. I also don't see how I'm supposed to get empty feeder notices, since I'm just NOT going to keep my phone near it and connected all the time. The programming and the records of feeding times are great, but I don't see how the rest of it is of any real use. The other negatives I see are that the button is under the cover, as others have noted, and the mounting clamp is quite large, and configured in a way that makes it is limited use. Particularly, the screw is about twice as long as it needs to be. For my purposes, it can rest directly on my tank cover, so I don't much care about the clamp. Some may regard the tightness of the lid as a negative, but while it's annoying to open, it does stay on well, so I call it a wash. The positives include the sound: it makes almost none. At mere whispers, the spring flexing and the sweeper flaps skipping are by far the loudest part of the feeding cycle. Another plus is that the food dispenses consistently in the same, smallish spot each time. In my arrangement it isn't falling very far, so the micro wafers I feed don't immediately sink straight to the bottom, which is better for my purposes. A really big plus is that it does, indeed, work on wall AND battery power, so I needn't worry about power outages OR forgetting to change the battery. One thing I'll mention that I wondered about is that the inserts (that limit the amount of food) are made of all right angles. With access to a caliper, a 3D printer, and a bit of skill, making custom printed inserts would be very straightforward. I thought I might need to do that, but the smallest insert is about right for my tank. On, balance I'm quite please with this purchase, and think that anyone not bothered by the factors I've mentioned would be too.

It worked well for a few months then it died! At first it was inconsistent with dispensing the food, then it stopped all together. I tried to clean the dispensing tray, but that didn't help. The description on Amazon says that it has a 2 year warranty. I've tried to contact Amazon to see if I can get a refund or replacement but no luck so far. I think that this feeder would work best with pellitized food. I think that the reason that it doesn't work now is that the flake food gummed up the dispensing tray. If you use pellitized food this might be worth considering

Do not purchase this fish feeder. It is not reliable. I tested it prior to leaving for vacation and it worked. The day I left it no longer worked and my fish were not being fed. I ended up having to have a friend go over to feed them. Piece of junk dont waste your money or kill your fish.

I really like this product because when I’m gone, I schedule it and it feeds automatically. It’s plugged in so the batteries are not needed and will never die. The app that you download is cool that’s where you schedule your feedings. Only thing is is when your phone connect to your feeder you’re at home, but when you leave your home, it can’t connect to your feeder. Just heads up.

I bought five of them they work wonderfully. The only downside is if you have air bubbles nearest popping the opening of the feeder gets wet and the food gets wet and then you have a problem

I have this set up with the smallest square and it’s perfect to feed my new born guppies. It works great app is easy to use, set up was a breeze. Fits a little funky on the tank but still made it work every tank is different

I have two of these. 1 is WiFi driven. The other is Bluetooth with battery. The WiFi one works great for vacations where I can adjust feeding without being home. The Bluetooth is great for routine feedings without the worry if a power outage occurs.

Garbage. I bought 2 of these and both failed to feed my fish. Only works manually and does not stay connected via Bluetooth. Terrible product for the price. I ended up buying a cheaper feeder for 10 dollars because this one is completely unreliable.