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mityoak
04/09/2010, 06:35 PM
Forgive me if this isa silly question but here goes.I seem to be getting a light shock in my tank when I am standing barefoot on the cement basement floor.(display tank is on this floor).If I put shoes on no shock. I am assuming this has to do with the ground of my house .I also know that it comes from the main pump.
So will a ground prope help? or just buy a new pump?Will this harm my corals and fish?
Any thoughts, thanks

mityoak
04/10/2010, 04:10 AM
nobody?

Wrobel278
04/10/2010, 05:37 AM
If you know where the stray voltage is coming from, I would replace the pump before it gets any worse. Electricity and water is a dangereous combination.

kimber45
04/10/2010, 06:40 AM
If you know where the stray voltage is coming from, I would replace the pump before it gets any worse. Electricity and water is a dangereous combination.

agree

a ground probe is just going to hide the problem until it gets really bad.

strangedingbat
04/10/2010, 06:43 AM
Take a volt meter and check. if there is voltage start switching the pumps and stuff off 1 and a time to find when it stops.

brycerb
04/10/2010, 07:11 AM
You are not forgiven, it was not a silly question. :uzi:

crvz
04/10/2010, 08:08 AM
I've never read a definitive article stating that the stray voltage will affect corals/fish, but there are plenty of anecdotal reports. I would measure it and unplug each device one at a time to see what the source is and replace that component.

JimmyK
04/10/2010, 08:56 AM
Yes voltage will kill fish and corals. I have had personal experience. Also, it is dangerous to you use the voltage meter as described above. I have had to heaters malfunction. Goodluck but I would fix right away....

ROB2005
04/10/2010, 09:23 AM
Are you running your equipment through GFCI's?

CRASHJT
04/10/2010, 09:29 AM
agree

a ground probe is just going to hide the problem until it gets really bad.

I also agree but still doesnt hurt to have one.

porksmash
04/10/2010, 01:14 PM
Are you running your equipment through GFCI's?
Repeating this again, it is incredibly important. If the voltage was high enough your muscles would seize up and you could get a nasty electrical burn or worse.

mityoak
04/11/2010, 04:56 AM
thanks to all, yes it is runnung through GFI .The pump in question has been running for some time now and the tank looks great.Again I only get the shock if I am barefoot on the cement pad ,this is what is puzzling me.

Wrobel278
04/11/2010, 06:54 AM
Electricity always travels by way of least resistence, when you are standing bare fooot on the floor you become the easy way out. Like stated multiple times above, please replace the pump or any other piece of equipement that is causing the SV before it gets worse an you get seriously hurt.