Shocking develpment

[Dert42]

so i got shocked the other day when i put my hand in the tank.
i thought it was my return pump since the shocking seemed to stop when i unplugged it.

i got a new one set up and got shocked again!

i guess the current was traveling through the water from the main tank.

so i had to unplug everything one by one to find out what it was.
turned out to be the last thing i checked. my canopy fan!
i guess there was enough salt creep around to make contact.

sure did suck testing it. stupid fan.

the fish didn't seem to mine the current in the water... whats up with that?

 

[Michelle L]

Re: Shocking develpment

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10034683#post10034683 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Dert42
the fish didn't seem to mine the current in the water... whats up with that?

Well their eyes are already bugging out of their heads...what else can they do???

Glad that you found the problem!

 

[Letmegrow]

You could have used a cheapy voltage meter ??

 

[Schplitter]

You could have used a cheapy voltage meter ??

What's the fun in that?

I had a crack in one of the powerhead power cords. (used the same method to test).

Without your hand in the tank the circuit was not complete so the fish had no idea. + the voltage from the fan is probably 12V and about 0.2A.

BK