Stray Voltage

[Sad Panda]

Ok what should one use to test for stray voltage. When I do a web search it shows voltage detectors at lowes but do those work in water? Never had a need for one of these before so not sure what to use.

 

I know this questions is probably worse than my others.

[YHSublime]

Just get a voltage meter at your local hardware store. Don't use your tongue.

 

I got zapped pretty bad by an old motor on an skimmer.

[Sad Panda]

yeah all my snails just died and I read that they are very susceptible to stray current. Tongue is last resort.

[YHSublime]

yeah all my snails just died and I read that they are very susceptible to stray current. Tongue is last resort.

 

I presume you have your tank parameters before jumping to stray voltage?

 

Do you feel anything if you put your hand in the water?

[gmerek2]

[Sad Panda]

All the readings are good. Once when I put my finger tips in I got a "tingle" but not sure if it was from the temperature change when I touched the water or not. Just want to be sure. I have two cheap petsmart power heads in it and figured....maybe. For my new tank I have hydor pumps still in the shipping box. Gonna start a tank/stand build thread tonight.

[Sad Panda]

Ok shows no voltage in the tank or sump. So that's good.

[YHSublime]

All the readings are good.

What are they? Inverts are sensitive to a lot, salinity, ph, temps, are you tracking the above regularly?

 

It's possible there are not enough nutrients.

 

 

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[Jason Rhoads]

How old is the tank? I am with Isaac in wanting to know what the actual measurements are.