Enjoy! The FS has been awesome for me - the only downside is the noise and getting it adjusted. Unfortunately here is nothing quiet about it.
I haven't tried flakes - pelletized food work well, I mix small and medium size.
if you know someone with a 3D printer - you can make brackets for the controls for WAY less than they cost from ecotech:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1817257
also looks like someone posted a power supply holder, I'll have to try that out, it was on my list to model one, guess I can check that off:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2169443