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Do you think a grounding probe is safer for the fish?
Does a fish get shocked with a ground probe?
Personal anecdote: Many years ago, shortly after setting up the 210 gallon tank with metal halides, our yellow tang, Suzy, had a problem with HLLE. LFS suggested stray voltage. There was stray voltage when the lights were on, as evidenced by a voltmeter with the neutral connected to ground and the other probe put into the tank. We added a grounding probe, and that demonstrably made the stray voltage go away. Suzy almost immediately recovered from the HLLE, and never looked back. She was still going strong last time I saw her (which was Tuesday, because we evacuated due to the Glass Fire, but I digress). Tank was long ago switched to LED lights, BTW, but the grounding probe has never been removed. It is on a GFCI outlet.
Anyone know if the electrical code actually requires GFCI’s for aquarium hobbyist applications?
I am going to include it as a standard in my personal NFPA 70.For dwellings, I don't think so. Just bathrooms, garages, below grade buildings, outdoor receps, kitchen. Basically anything with an unfinished floor or kitchen/bath.
A ground probe won't impact a fish getting shocked in a saltwater aquarium. The salt water is much more conductive than the fish, which is why you can't electrofish in the ocean. Most of the current, even in a fault condition, will go around the fish.Does a fish get shocked with a ground probe?
Thanks. Do you have any idea why my uv sterilizer actually leaks small amounts of amperage? Its new. I cant put it on a gfci for fear it will trip with the ground probe.A ground probe won't impact a fish getting shocked in a saltwater aquarium. The salt water is much more conductive than the fish, which is why you can't electrofish in the ocean. Most of the current, even in a fault condition, will go around the fish.
However, fish can be sensitive to the magnetic fields related to electricity since they almost all have some sort of electro receptors.
For dwellings, I don't think so. Just bathrooms, garages, below grade buildings, outdoor receps, kitchen. Basically anything with an unfinished floor or kitchen/bath.
If it trips with the ground probe installed, there is a problem. It should run just fine with a ground probe/GFCI combination.Thanks. Do you have any idea why my uv sterilizer actually leaks small amounts of amperage? Its new. I cant put it on a gfci for fear it will trip with the ground probe.