I would like to here from experienced stingray keepers thoughts on AC voltage being present in thier tanks/ponds. I would like to know what YOU have for voltage present in your setup. One probe grounded and the other in the water. I'm going to assume if you all have pretty substantial readings then maybe this could be considered normal and nothing to worry about...... But if I'm the only one then obviously I have a problem that is in need of repair. From my understanding (which isn't a lot at this time) this voltage can be much more dangerous to Elasmos then normal fish.... So please just to compare, grab your meter and tell me what you have in YOUR tanks.........
Voltage in STINGRAY tanks.....PLEASE share your input!!
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If you use gfi protection there should be no stray voltage. Currently my tanks have no voltage readings to ground.
even with a gfi there could be stray voltage as no part of any of your circuits are actually grounding out to trip the gfi (GFCI)
even if you did have some stray volts in your tank in couldnt be anything more than a few mili volts i wouldnt think, unless something broke or dropped into your tank. i have never actually tested any of my tanks for voltage as i just test my equipment any make sure it is working as it should. (now im going to check , heh)
now that being said, im not sure what even a small amount of voltage would do to fish, im an electrician but but not an expert on the subject with fish.
even if you did have some stray volts in your tank in couldnt be anything more than a few mili volts i wouldnt think, unless something broke or dropped into your tank. i have never actually tested any of my tanks for voltage as i just test my equipment any make sure it is working as it should. (now im going to check , heh)
now that being said, im not sure what even a small amount of voltage would do to fish, im an electrician but but not an expert on the subject with fish.
noticed extreme stress when i had a heater leaking.... thought i was gonna loose a ray or my life... i havent got grounding probes yet. i thought i read somewhere they can be bad if a major short happens
grounding probes will help if not take all the stray out of the tank but in all reality in the event of a catostophic failure say a heater cracked or UV bulb breaking or power head getting water in it your iving all the current a way to ground in your tank not just a little weak point but a ood strong ground
its like having a amp in your car install shops will remove the paint and screw the ground lead to a good bare point for a strong ground allowing maximum power to flow but if you just screw the ground to pain you only allow a small amount of power causing noise or nothing to work at all
so in all reality a grounding probe in your tank when a failure happens = strong path to ground
IMO
its like having a amp in your car install shops will remove the paint and screw the ground lead to a good bare point for a strong ground allowing maximum power to flow but if you just screw the ground to pain you only allow a small amount of power causing noise or nothing to work at all
so in all reality a grounding probe in your tank when a failure happens = strong path to ground
IMO
its a metal rod that goes in you tank and instead of having all 3 prongs for your wall outlet made out of metal the bottom round one is the only one that is going to do anything basically grounding your tank to the wall