I was moving some corals around tonight, and suddenly I realized that I was getting shocks - but only on one finger.
They were significant though, and having read on these forums I immediately thought of "stray voltage" and "heaters"
Well, I started using my magic finger (the others don't seem to detect it) to isolate the sources.
My results were....everything, but ESPECIALLY my reef factory PH meter.
Removing that thing reduces it from a painful shock on the tip of my finger to a noticeable but otherwise not painful shock - like just barely licking a battery as a kid.
And I was able to confirm it wasn't my imagination by putting my other hand in the tank first, and then my 'magic finger' and I would feel nothing - only getting shocked if just that neumatocyst-injected finger touched first!
So what do I do?
It seems to be coming everywhere. I only stop detecting it when I turn everything off.
I've ordered a voltage checker for the water, and I'm going to shop for a new power strip - I run everything off of two, and one of them seems to be the biggest culprit.
PS - I wonder if I got a minor coral sting that I wouldn't have felt but is making this finger tip sensitive to the voltage.
Zzzzzzap
They were significant though, and having read on these forums I immediately thought of "stray voltage" and "heaters"
Well, I started using my magic finger (the others don't seem to detect it) to isolate the sources.
My results were....everything, but ESPECIALLY my reef factory PH meter.
Removing that thing reduces it from a painful shock on the tip of my finger to a noticeable but otherwise not painful shock - like just barely licking a battery as a kid.
And I was able to confirm it wasn't my imagination by putting my other hand in the tank first, and then my 'magic finger' and I would feel nothing - only getting shocked if just that neumatocyst-injected finger touched first!
So what do I do?
It seems to be coming everywhere. I only stop detecting it when I turn everything off.
I've ordered a voltage checker for the water, and I'm going to shop for a new power strip - I run everything off of two, and one of them seems to be the biggest culprit.
PS - I wonder if I got a minor coral sting that I wouldn't have felt but is making this finger tip sensitive to the voltage.
Zzzzzzap