My Tank Is Shocking Me (electical Shcok)

daniel27407

daniel27407

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I went to change the filter bags on my sump today and when i reached in the water I got zapped. I tested it a few times and it was a slight tingley shock. I started unpluging anything electrical that made contact with the water and was still getting shocked with everything unpluged. Has anyone ever heard of this i searched forum for tank shocked me and didnt get the results I was looking for. Is there anything I can do to solve this.
 
mrdc

mrdc

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NOT GOOD! You know this already since you are posting. Do a search on ... maybe.."shock" or "grounding" or something like that and you will find a lot of info. Don't wait for a response IMO. Check the equipment area too.
 
whitey_028

whitey_028

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check you heater if they crack it will send a shock through your tank...That seems to be the most common electrical problem.
 
wattsupdoc

wattsupdoc

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You need to find the source and replace it. Also was there anything else electrical that you may have contacted besides what equipment belongs to the tank? It may be something else that has a problem, when you contact it and then you're setup you complete the circuit and BBBBZZZZ. You should get a multi meter and use it to test the water. You'll show current, at least some. When you unplug the equipment that is causing it it'll go away. Probably in order for you to feel it and it not hurt badly, you'll see somewhere from 25 to 75 volts, A/C.
 
wattsupdoc

wattsupdoc

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Evedently he didnt unplug EVERYTHING associated with his setup, or equipment nearby or he WOULDN'T be getting shocked! He only unplugged things wich were in direct contact with the water!
 
db

db

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I had an Rio Powerhead do that to me before, but it sounds like you unplugged everything that is in the water.
 
acrylic51

acrylic51

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Unplug everything and fire things up 1 at time.....It could be a combination of a couple things......I would probably look closely at my heater and my powerheads, but you do need to find the source........It kinda smarts the first time....
 
victoria

victoria

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Heh, ...do you have a mature Pinnatus Batfish, mine is close to 1 year old, I don't see many people who have the pinnatus. Sorry to use your thread.
 
chipmaker

chipmaker

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Its entirely possible for salt creep on your lights to carry current to the tank......Unplug everything to include lights, and then start plugging them in one at a time. Its impossible to get a shock if "EVERYTHING" associated with the tank is unplugged. Matters not if its incontact with water or not, if its assocated with the tank unplug it to test.
 
trainfever

trainfever

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Originally Posted by chipmaker
Its entirely possible for salt creep on your lights to carry current to the tank......Unplug everything to include lights, and then start plugging them in one at a time. Its impossible to get a shock if "EVERYTHING" associated with the tank is unplugged. Matters not if its incontact with water or not, if its assocated with the tank unplug it to test.

The above is true, I know because I was zapped that way. Get yourself a power strip with a GFCI built in it or buy a GFCI outlet and replace your existing outlet with it.
 
acrylic51

acrylic51

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Originally Posted by trainfever
The above is true, I know because I was zapped that way. Get yourself a power strip with a GFCI built in it or buy a GFCI outlet and replace your existing outlet with it.
The GFCI outlet won't due crap for you unless you find the stray voltage source....after you find that it might not be a bad idea to install
 
acrylic51

acrylic51

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Originally Posted by TeresaQ
try adding a grounding prob
Sorry, but still doesn't solve the stray voltage problem
 
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