Specifications
Dimensions
6'x6' footprint, 45" Tall
6'x6' footprint, 45" Tall
Empty Weight
80 lbs.
80 lbs.
Capacity
100 lbs
100 lbs
Materials
All-Aluminum, welded,
powder-coated body and floats
All-Aluminum, welded,
powder-coated body and floats
Coverage
3-5 acres/feeder
3-5 acres/feeder
More Details
The Pond King Floating Fish Feeder standard features include:
- Welded aluminum canister with powder-coat finish
- Four, welded all-aluminum floats
- 12-volt rechargeable battery and solar panel
- Programmable timer
- Varmint guard
Floating Fish Feeder options include:
- Feeder remote for on-demand feedings
- Weighted loop anchor kit
The Pond King Mounted Fish Feeder ships via ground and the Floating Fish Feeder ships via freight on a pallet. We only ship to physical addresses in the continental U.S., and the freight fee will include residential delivery with a lift gate and appointment. The shipping rates are calculated at checkout.
We offer a 10-year structural integrity warranty on the all-aluminum, welded, powder coated body. The Timer has a 5-year warranty and the motor, remote and remote parts each carry a 1-year warranty from their manufacturer. Warranties are only offered on products manufactured by Pond King.
Download the assembly instructions here.
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We’re happy to answer any questions you may have. Let us help you determine if the Floating Fish Feeder is right for you.
FAQ
Both of our automatic fish feeders are made from powder-coated, welded aluminum and come standard with the solar panels, rechargeable batteries, and varmint guard - so they are both low-maintenance and reliable. The choice really comes down to capacity and access.
- The mounted feeder holds 50 lbs of feed and is designed to be mounted on your dock, or on the shoreline, but you do need a sturdy post to mount it to. It is a great option if you have a dock or a good shoreline that you can easily access while carrying a 50 lb bag of feed. (If you feed two times a day, you’ll need to refill the feeder about twice a month.) But, if you mount on a fixed dock, or the shoreline, if the water levels change significantly, you could experience some waste.
- The floating feeder holds 100 lbs of feed. You can pull it into the shoreline, or you can use a boat to refill it, so it is a little more complicated. However, you won’t need to refill it as often, and since it floats, all the feed always goes to your fish, whether the water is high or low. Even though both feeders come with a varmint guard, because this one sits in the middle of the pond, it is even harder for critters to steal your fish food. Although we’ve had some good bear stories.
The bodies of both feeders, and the floats on the floating feeder, are all-aluminum, welded, and powder coated. While this makes them slightly heavier and a bit more expensive than other feeders on the market, it also makes them virtually maintenance free and highly durable. You’ll be using your Pond King Fish Feeder for years to come.
Our fish feeders use a funnel system. The feed moves down the funnel and rests on the throwing disk until the timer goes off, engaging the motor.
The mounted fish feeder takes a 6-volt and the floating feeder takes a 12-volt battery and those, plus a rechargeable battery with solar panel, are included in your purchase.
No, our automatic fish feeders use a spin cast.
Both the mounted and floating fish feeders can throw up to a ¾” pellet. The mounted feeder holds 50 lbs of feed and the floating feeder holds 100 lbs. It’s important to note, many feeder manufacturers base their capacities off of corn, so they'll hold less pellets, especially larger pellets. Our weights are “true” weights, based on ¾” pellets.
The floating feeder dispenses feed into a circular 8’ pattern. The mounted automatic fish feeder dispenses 50% of the food straight down, and 50% of the food no more than 6’ out in a semicircle.
The programmable timer allows you to set up to 6 different feed times per day with a duration of 1 second up to 30 seconds.
For most ponds, we recommend feeding your fish twice a day (morning and evening) for 3-5 seconds per feeding. This will dispense approximately 1.5 lbs of food each time, or about 100 lbs of feed per month. But if they aren’t eating all the food in about 10-15 minutes, you’ll want to adjust the duration of the feeding.
No. Since you can adjust the frequency and duration of each feeding, you can control how much your fish are getting fed. You’ll want to adjust your feeder so that your fish consume all the feed in about 10 - 15 minutes after feeding.
★★★★★
We could not be happier with our purchase of the Pond King Automatic Floating Fish Feeder for our 2 acre pond in Iowa.The product arrived on time and in great condition. Installation was easy with this high quality unit. If you are debating, pull the trigger on this unit!
David D., Verified Customer
The fastest way to fatten up your bass is to fatten up your forage fish
Unless trained from a juvenile age, bass won’t eat pellet feed, but they still benefit from supplemental feedings. When you supplementally feed your forage fish, they get bigger faster. That means they provide a higher-calorie meal for your bass, which in turn means your bass will also get bigger faster. And because the Floating Fish Feed sits on the water, the only time you’ll have wasted feed is if your feedings are too long or too frequent - which you can easily adjust.
Maintenance-free and long-lasting
The powder-coated, all-aluminum construction ensures you’ll be feeding your fish with your Pond King Floating Fish Feeder for years. We include a solar panel with a rechargeable battery and varmint guard as standard features on our all-aluminum, powder-coated fish feeders so you won’t have to worry about jammed mechanisms, dead batteries, flooded feed, failing timers, or damage from raccoons and other pests. The pellets are distributed using a spin cast, so you don’t have to worry about a centrifugal air blower malfunctioning. You’ll need to replace the batteries occasionally, and the Timer lasts about 5 or so years, but the canister and dispensing mechanism will last a very long time with virtually no maintenance.
Supplemental feedings can help lower your supplemental stocking budget
When you supplementally feed your forage fish, that also means a higher percentage of them will make it to broodstock size. That means you’ll have more adult forage fish spawning and naturally replenishing the forage population, so you won’t have to supplementally stock as many forage fish or as frequently. Typically, we recommend two feedings per day, one in the morning and one in the evening, with a run time of 3-4 seconds. This will feed approximately 1.5 lbs of fish food per feeding, or about 100 lbs per month. If after 10-15 minutes, you still see feed floating, it means you are feeding too much and should adjust your schedule accordingly.