So I had a bad shock tonight

[mr.reef24]

Came home from my marine society meeting checked my tank's and one tank needed me to fix a overflow that was clogged reached into tank and a horrible stinging pain. So at first I thought I had a cut or touched a bristle-worm looked no cut no bristle worm. Hmmmmmm..... What caused the pain so I went to touch the water and a I touched a little of the water and I got a horrible shocked that actually mad my leg's fell all weird and rubber like. I dont know what to do I have nothing to transfer the coral's in at the moment cause of the electric water and I can't see any fish the snail's and shrimp are alive but can't find any fish. I'm so mad excuse me while I rant hold on What should I do I am so frustrated that my year's of experience are going blank cause I'm so depressed about it I don't like when thing's go wrong with any tank's????

Mr.Reef24

 

[LowCel]

I'm not the brightest bulb in the house but I would start by unplugging everything. After that I would start plugging one component in at a time and then put a finger in there (while my wife watches just in case). I would continue until I found the piece that was leaking electricity. I would also purchase a ground probe.

I know this is my no means a smart decision but I would do it in order to not lose everything in my aquarium. There is probably a much safer way you could do it using a multimeter but I don't know how to do that.

The responsible answer of course is to unplug everything and have an electrician check them out. I doubt that many of us would go that route though.

Also, first unplug your heaters and see if that takes care of your problem. In my experience I have had heaters go bad more than anything else.

Keep in mind do this at your own risk, this is just the way that I would do it.

 

[Austin]

pump or heater or something is shorted out. unplug one thing at a time at you can figure it out. if you are worried after you fix it can buy a grounding probe to ground out stray voltage...

edit: what locel said...

 

[mr.reef24]

thanks guys

 

[pupumole]

i just found out my 180gal has lotsa stray voltage too ^^;; it gives me a numbing feeling ... not pain, just like buzzing numbing funky feeling ... doesnt seem to affect my fish ( unless the stray electricity accounts for the mysterious death of two fish ._. ) .... tomorrow imma go get a ground probe , that expensive coralife or kent marine one, dont remember the brand, just remember its expensive x_x...

 

[mr.reef24]

i just found out my 180gal has lotsa stray voltage too ^^;; it gives me a numbing feeling ... not pain, just like buzzing numbing funky feeling ... doesnt seem to affect my fish ( unless the stray electricity accounts for the mysterious death of two fish ._. ) .... tomorrow imma go get a ground probe , that expensive coralife or kent marine one, dont remember the brand, just remember its expensive x_x...

that is the exact how it felt to me like being tasered not that i know but do you feel that a ground probe is gonna eliminate all the stray voltage? I was contemplating on how to find the device causing it and calling the company and getting it replaced.

mr.reef24

 

[LowCel]

The ground probe is just a backup. You need to find out what your problem is before it gets worse.

 

[yipp-e]

From memory im pretty sure the fish dont get shocked because they are not earth, like you would be when standing in front of your tank, i have no knowledge of electrics though and may have made the whole thing up.

Either way becareful mate.

 

[nite]

fish do get shocked/fried in the sea when lightning strikes, so i'm sure they are also shocked in aquariums.

 

[armac]

fish do get shocked/fried in the sea when lightning strikes, so i'm sure they are also shocked in aquariums.

no they don't in both cases