Could my marine tank be toxic and crippling me?

[wattsupdoc]

I've been shocked pretty bad before. Burns on my hands and raspberries on both knees from the contractions. Thought on both occasions I was going to meet my maker. I'm not talking about the little shocks a sparky gets from time to time either, you know what I mean. I had muscle pain and joint pain for 3-4 days after. Not months, but possibly I suppose.....

 

[natclanwy]

From what I understand when you get badly shocked the electricity can flow through and along your bones and when it hits a joint it arcs and burns the tissue in the joint and can cause permanent damage.
With mild shocks and the increased conductivity we have when working in our tanks I could see it possibly irritating the joint tissue causing joint pain but I don't know.

 

[scsinet]

Originally Posted by natclanwy
http:///forum/post/2954573
From what I understand when you get badly shocked the electricity can flow through and along your bones and when it hits a joint it arcs and burns the tissue in the joint and can cause permanent damage.
With mild shocks and the increased conductivity we have when working in our tanks I could see it possibly irritating the joint tissue causing joint pain but I don't know.

Possibly it could do all that arcing and burning, but this is in the case of extremely powerful shocks, such as from a utility power line.
The current will follow the shortest path through your body. If you touch the water and are grounded, it will follow up your arm, you're right. If current is flowing through the water from one place to another, but you aren't grounded, you'll get a shock but it won't go up your arm.
I agree that I doubt a shock so mild that you don't pull your hand out would have any lasting pain.
It sounds to me like you are having an allergic reaction to something in the water, or a major reaction to a coral toxin.