Stray Voltage

[Rickyrooz1]

Can a stray volt 1.8-0.8 volts kill fish or coral? I have a Mag Drive 12 that was adding 1.8 volts into my water. I added silicone around the powercord opening and now 0.8 volts are going into the water. I checked all my other pumps, heaters, and lights and all read 0.0 on the meter. This is the voltmeter I used on ACV 200.

 

[tufacody]

turn the know to ACV 200 and see what you get. Stray voltage can cause problems, and may be the cause of HLLE. Worse, the leak could get worse and cause problems for YOU.

 

[tufacody]

turn the knob i meant

 

[Rickyrooz1]

I did turn the knob to ACV 200 and got a reading of 1.8v. The picture is just to show the type of meter I used, it's from Google images.

 

[cap23244]

get rid of the pump buy a new one . i had a problem like that with
some power heads. and it does cause hlle. i can atest to that personly.

 

[Rickyrooz1]

Would this work instead of replacing the pump?

 

[cap23244]

i to have the grounding prob. and the stray voltage was still present. the prob helps you from being electricuted. if some thing goes wrong. you need to replace the pump. i now they expensive
but they do go bad. contact mag drive it might be covered under a warrenty. but dont leave it in. you live stock will suffer over time.
and if it totaly shorts it might be you getting electricuted instead of you fish.

 

[Rickyrooz1]

Thanks for all the help, I placed an order with Reef Geek for a Mag Drive 9.5

 

[Reefologist]

could be shocking news....be careful