electricity in tank!!

[TRe]

ok i just came back from the lfs with a few things and when i went to go float the bags it kinda electricuted me so i unplugged everythig and stuck my finger in again and the same thing any suggestion??? now i have an emerald crab, a brittle star, and a few dwarf zebra hemits all floating and im scared to let them out

 

[Helena21]

could it be static from the plastic fish bags?

 

[TRe]

no definitly not static

 

[Joe Fish]

I don't think you would get a static shock from water. My first guess would be heater. The current in the tank is definitely not good!

 

[TRe]

My first guess would be heater.

yeah thats what i thought too but the heater has been unpluged for a while and its still doing it......i guess my question is how long would the current stay in the water??? it just sucks to have to keep sticking your finger in the tank waiting to get electrocuted

 

[saltwater4life]

i doubt you have one or i'm sure you would of tryed this aready but something like a ground prob

 

[FishGeek]

The shock shouldnt stay in the water. Once you touched the water the shock should have been the discharge of the current. If it is still doing it then there is something in the tank or something that is touching the the glass causing the current. (hubby is here and hes a nuke )

 

[Mahamotorworks]

If Everything is unlpugged then it should not be shocking you. It dosnet sound like any of you fish have the ability. I would check again to see if everything is unpligged. Just to make sure. A grounding probe would only work if you could get it grounded with out touching it.

When you stick your finger in is it a constant thing? Or dose it come and go in waves?


MAHA

 

[YahooFishKeeper]

if live animals lives werent at stake... id think this was pretty dang cool. did you unplug all your powerheads too?

 

[rshxt9]

hm well i was surfing and found this... This Week's Best Product Recall: Electrocuting Aquarium - Consumerist

other than that... i'd say take a copper pole, wrap part of it really well with electrical tape and foam stuffs and try to ground your water. or somehow knock every thing out of your tank and get someone else to touch it again.

this link better explains stray voltage in tanks... Stray Voltages

 

[KahluaZzZ]

i recall that my coralife 3004 + 2 other 3004 of my friend release some electricity in the water...and this can be solved with a ground probe.

 

[YahooFishKeeper]

i recall that my coralife 3004 + 2 other 3004 of my friend release some electricity in the water...and this can be solved with a ground probe.

haha... not... did you read any of rsh's articles?

 

[TRe]

well i ended up figuring out that it was my lights (i didnt notice i had the timer pluged into a extension cord) turns out the filter was splashing water on my lights and they wer soaked so i dried everything off and unpluged the filter so it wont splash water any more

 

[Mahamotorworks]

Good to see that you figured it out. Cant wait to see the new inhabitants.

MAHA

 

[CoolWaters]

just a science thing saltwater conducts electricity better then normal water O.O

 

[YahooFishKeeper]

"normal" water... as in PURE water doesnt conduct electricity at all.

 

[amystours]

PURE water? What's the chance of finding that?? lol

This is a little off-topic, but there is a certain pair of shoes I can wear when I go to Wal-Mart, and EVERY TIME I touch one of the freezer doors, it zaps me. Hard zaps, too. Was getting where I was dreading reaching into the freezer! Just a note, haven't worn those shoes since!! Guess they have a huge affinity for static!

 

[TRe]

Cant wait to see the new inhabitants.

MAHA

yea dont worry tommorow as soon as i get back from the beach ill take some pics i got a few things best thing is the new leather

 

[rohnds]

Pure water in a SW tank? without any ions.

Always use a GFI (Ground Fault Interrupter) sockets. And if your equipment does have a 3 prong plug use extension cords with GFI protection and plug your equipment into the extension chord.

Grounding also prevents any stray electricity. I have also learned that stray current (not voltage) can hinder the health of corals.

Rohn

 

[TRe]

Pure water in a SW tank?

i use all r/o *SUPERSMIL is there something better i should be using???