Grounding Probe...Tank or Sump?

[Red Sea Purple Tang]

Yo!

I bought a grounding probe and in the directions it says not to submerge the top of the probe under water.

Originally I was going to place it in the sump, but because I have a shallow sump, I thought I would place it in one of my overflows.

I figured that if there's any stay voltage somewhere, removing it from the display would be better that the sump, but sometimes my simple logic doesn't work.

Any ideas?

 

[prugs]

If you have stray current in a tank, it will be in all of the tanks you have connected to it. So it doesn't matter, if it's in the sump/overflow/display.

 

[cschwaj]

Ditto.

The current will find its way to the probe regardless of location. Put it wherever it is easiest to mount and run the cord.

 

[Red Sea Purple Tang]

You guys are such smarty pants!

 

[know-it-all]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9990712#post9990712 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Red Sea Purple Tang
You guys are such smarty pants!

I think your overthinking where you think you should put the probe

 

[Red Sea Purple Tang]

I find that I've been overthinking this entire project!

 

[prugs]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9991102#post9991102 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by know-it-all
I think your overthinking where you think you should put the probe

Go a head & tell him where to put the probe.

 

[Red Sea Purple Tang]

I know where he lives....and I have a probe....

 

[prugs]

I have a feeding ring.

 

[srlumaye1]

You should put a probe in both the main tank AND the sump. That way if the main pump fails, and the drain water is no longer connecting the main tank and the sump, both areas are still protected since in general, there are electrical devices in both areas.

 

[know-it-all]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9992932#post9992932 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by prugs
Go a head & tell him where to put the probe.

I was waiting for someone else to tell him that

 

[Red Sea Purple Tang]

I have a pH probe for Jeff....he's taller than me.