Shockingly Fun Time!!!

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Wow. It has been quite a while since I have been on here. Lots of changes since then.

Upgraded to a 90g with overflows with a 30 g sump. Old 70g with DIY siphons caused too many problems. Lots of water overflows that made my wife very, very happy. I told her the cost of the new tank vs. destroying the floors and she happily agreed we should get a new tank. I told her it was a "mis-measurement" that lead to the larger tank. Strange I did that since I am a carpenter.....

Anyway....I have had it set up and running for a few months now and things are going well.

Yesterday morning I went down to the basement to check salinity of my mix for a water change and when I dipped my fingers in I got the crap shocked out of me.

The glass on my heater broke, anford it was still happily heating up the water with the exposed elements. I am not sure how long it had been running like that, but I didn't need coffee after that!

Fortunately, I was not injured, but for some reason I am constantly smelling car exhaust.

Must be the blizzard.......

Have a great day everybody. And always turn off the power before dipping your hands in your mixing barrels!!!
 

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That happened to me too while mixing salt lol nice little wake up call. I even dipped my hand twice to make sure it wasn’t a fluke . 1/10 would not recommend
 
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Agreed. Don't be recommend. I got a pretty good jolt. I've gotten the 120v tingle more than once in the past when working with wiring. This was much more...... invigorating??????
 

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