**Tell the Truth**

[dominicolas]

I think he asks because all of the products have warnings on them to turn everything off before messing with the tank. It's really just so when the one in a billion accident happens, they can't get sued. I don't turn anything off.

 

[BichirRelic]

When I need to put my hand in the tank, I turn more things on!

 

[N.C.]

never..........i always keep everthing on

 

[timeneverfreezes]

it lets me know if my fish are getting shocked... i find out real fast

 

[Lil_Stinker]

All on all the time

 

[Splash]

I find that sometimes if I turn things off on the tank I forget to turn them back on so the best thing for me to do is leave them on unless doing a major water change and cleaning.

 

[Bderick67]

To measure the voltage leakage in your tank, make sure everything is on, then using a multimeter, place one probe in the ground slot of your outlet and put the other probe in the water.

When you measure voltage in this way, you are only measuring a difference of potential this does not mean there is current(amperage) flowing. If you add a ground probe and do infact have "voltage leakage" or more likely induced voltage, you have now created flow within your tank. This electrical current will take the shortest path from the source to the ground probe.

With a ground probe installed, you will now read zero voltage with your meter. This is actually a zero difference of potential, the voltage is still there and now it is flowing. IMO this would be much wosre for the fish.

GFCIs don't work based on voltage, they monitor the amperage between the hot and neutral. Basically if more amps go out on the hot than come in on the neutral, it will trip. Only needs a difference of 4 milliamps.

 

[Yoji_嬰孩]

everything stays on in my tanks unless Im doing a wc, then I turn off pumps and filters.

 

[chesterthehero]

yes... but i only put my hands in the tank for water changes...

 

[Bluey]

Do you turn off everything (Heater, Filter, Powerheads, etc) before you stick your hand in the tank???

Nup but in 25 years I have been shocked about 10 times by broken heaters / lights in contact with water spry etc... haha i am not dead yet

But about 10 or so years ago some guy in NZ died with a falty heater.....So it would be "wise" to turn all the power off frist if you don't have a safety shutoff.