The new aF4 uses “a mixture of saltwater and fish food precisely cooled to a user-specified temperature between -1C and 5C. “The food is in fact stored in slurry form utilizing a long-used method in the commercial fishing industry known as ‘Refrigerated Salt Water Storage’ or RSW,” explained Hunter. Was inD simply talking about the placement of the display, or does the aF4 somehow magically catapult frozen fish food cubes with surprising accuracy into your reef tank after an initial user calibration? The notion that you put the device up to 6 feet away from the aquarium was perplexing, particularly since the original prototype followed typical automatic fish food feeder designs that place the feeder above the water’s surface. Mount the display and relax knowing your fish will be fed when you want, wherever you are.” Place the aF4 anywhere within 6 feet of the desired feeding point. Touch screen user interface & color display with remote mounting options. The new website touts the aF4 as “The future of feeding your fish. inD is targeting the end of summer 2022 for shipping to start, with Kickstarter backers first-in-line to receive their aF4s.
Hunter shared that pre-orders for this finalized product design will start by mid-April, 2022, including an initial pre-order discount. Our Kickstarter backers have been getting monthly updates on all the developments, changes, iterations, failures, and best of all-the successes.”ĭetails were intentionally limited in this initial update, says Hunter, with much more to come in the weeks ahead. “Our goal of this email was to let all our subscribers know that this product isn’t dead, in fact, quite the opposite. Details were sparse, but one thing was very clear-the aF4 was completely redesigned.Įrik Hunter of inD Creations explained the recent news.
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A look back at the original, 2019 aF4 prototype confirms that the new design and function is a complete transformation of the product.Īquarists were wondering what came of the aF4, but an email update revealed that a lot had been going on behind the scenes. As can often happen with ambitious creative projects and the invention of a new product, 20 came and went without the release of an automated frozen fish food feeder. At the time, inD anticipated a release in 12 months, utilizing Kickstarter crowdfunding to support the project. inD is targeting the end of summer 2022 for shipping to start, with Kickstarter backers getting their aF4s first.Ī prototype automatic frozen fish food feeder dubbed the aF4 was first teased to the public by San Diego-based inD Creations in October of 2019. The latest iteration of the inD Creations aF4 frozen fish food feeder is a complete departure from the original design. Revision Revealed-inD Creation’s aF4 Automatic Frozen Fish Food Feeder
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