Zapped by my tank!

[Surgical]

Ok i got home from work and stuck my hand in and zap! Ouch! Anyone have a voltmeter close by that i can use? The shock was bad enough to hurt but not so much that i wasnt curious enough to try it again lol. I wont do it again though... Is this hurting the fish like it hurts me? If so i need to stop this quick and find whatever it is thats failing... Im only free sunday if anyone can help thatd be great.

 

[gr1mm]

It might be your heater, unplug it and stick your hand in to test again lol.

 

[TheJedi]

I would also get a grounding probe for good measure after you find what is causing the issue.

 

[AddictedtoSalt]

Everyone should have a ground probe on their tank.. safety first people...

Just run over to autozone or kragens and pick up a dvom. Even radioshack has them.



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[El Dude]

Wow that sucks Iain. Go to Harbor Freight and get a voltage sensor. Super cheap and you don't have to figure it out the hard way.

 

[MRCYCS805]

Wow that sucks Iain. Go to Harbor Freight and get a voltage sensor. Super cheap and you don't have to figure it out the hard way.

Ooouchh!! +1^^^^^ i did the same thing bought one with a coupon for like 4$ and found out a old rio600 was the culprit.
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[Surgical]

Ill try and get to harbor freight on my lunch today...

 

[loppnessmonsta]

Find it. I had this probblem froma skimmer pump a lil bit back. It was very hard to detect on the volt meter.

 

[jbaeza83]

I have one you can borrow Iain.

 

[nvictor]

Do you have it connected to a GFCI outlet - makes it safer and you can easily eliminate the offending device.

 

[Surgical]

No i dont. I know i know, let the hating commence! I will pick one of them up tomorrow when i go to the hardware store i guess. Thanks for the offer juan, but i think ive borrowed too much of your stuff haha, ill just fork it over for one i can use long term...

 

[Reef Bullet]

If it were me and I didn't have a volt meter at the time, I would've unplugged the known offenders one at a time and been a human meter again until finding it. You said it didn't hurt bad enough that you didn't want to try it again... at least try the heater and any old Rios. I just wouldn't want to knowing let that continue in my tank until I was able to get a meter to test with.

ill just fork it over for one i can use long term...

Agreed... best to have one you can use in the future if needed. And they're cheap.

 

[wickedfish]

Koralia's, skimmer pumps which I believe yours was messed up. An heaters

 

[jbaeza83]

Yeah didn't you just get a new skimmer pump? Maybe try unplugging that see if that might be the problem.

 

[wickedfish]

My swc motor was leaking a good amount of juice. Not as much as a broken heater 300 watt heater, that one actually hurt.

 

[Reef Bullet]

Koralia's, skimmer pumps which I believe yours was messed up. An heaters

Yeah and I thought your heater had been sticking, too... or was that someone else?

 

[wickedfish]

Yeah and I thought your heater had been sticking, too... or was that someone else?

Nope someone else. This was years ago I don't go messing with the tank anymore. I leave it be

 

[Reef Bullet]

Nope someone else. This was years ago I don't go messing with the tank anymore. I leave it be

Not you... Iain's heater

 

[wickedfish]

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[Reef Bullet]

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