Weird electroshock effect

[plancton]

I´ve noticed some weird effect in my tank, evertime I have a wound in my fingers, like I sometimes have small wounds between the fingernails and the finger, if I place that hand in the sump I get electrocuted.

Or it feels electorcuted, but if I place my other hand that has no wound for example, I don´t feel anything.

What´s that?

 

[romsoccer12]

maybe just the pain from the salt?

 

[Ron Popeil]

i experience the same thing. it certainly makes my hand jerk out of the water like it was electricity, but ive been told its just a reaction to the salt....

 

[Sea Polar]

Put your hand in a solution of salt water outside of the the sump. If it doesn't "shock" you, you might have stray current inside your tank.

Then you need to start unplugging things one by one to find out what is causing it. I had it in my tank due to an old mag pump on my skimmer.

 

[plancton]

Yeah but there´s no shock on the other hand that has no wound.

 

[Sea Polar]

Use the hand with the wound for the test.

 

[demonboy369]

an open wound is less protected from things in the water it could still be stray current.

 

[louisvilleboy]

thats crazy the same thing happens to me. ive put my other hand in just to see. and nothing.i bite my fingernails all the down till they bleed so im always getting it.im glade someone else gets it to. makes me fell better

 

[redfishsc]

Maybe a little electroshock is good for you once in a while, Plancton!


Or this could be what wiped out your dinos..... hmmm....

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15245199#post15245199 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Sea Polar
Put your hand in a solution of salt water outside of the the sump. If it doesn't "shock" you, you might have stray current inside your tank.

Then you need to start unplugging things one by one to find out what is causing it. I had it in my tank due to an old mag pump on my skimmer.

Good idea.

I always have tons of scrapes and cuts on my hand since I'm a carpenter, but I've never noticed it. Then again I've spend many, many, many days poking and playing in the ocean, so I think I'm kinda oblivious to saltwater sting on open cuts.

 

[gabbagabbawill]

What you're talking about is probably stray voltage. Check your appliances, unplug them or turn them off, and see if this sting goes away. It probably will. The difference in salt water sting and voltage sting is that the voltage kind of "grabs" you even if ever so slightly.

Getting shocked is no fun (and not safe). Get rid of it!

See my post on "stray voltage" here: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=15142593#post15142593