defigart Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 When I bought my tank, unbeknownst to me, there was a grounding wire in with all the stuff. I remember reading something years ago about how you should keep a grounding wire in a tank to remove stray voltage. Is this still a good idea? Or has technology fixed that issue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 Eh, IMO if you have stray voltage in the tank, you have a malfunctioning pump. I don't use one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsoz Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 Use it. It won't hurt anything, and it may just save you from a nasty shock. There is always electric induction (I think that is what it is, my electricity is a little under-used) from pumps, wires, ballasts, etc. This stray current is not good for fish. A grounding probe gives the stray current some place to go. dsoz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defigart Posted August 10, 2007 Author Share Posted August 10, 2007 dsoz, You raise a vaid point (well a couple actually), but it can't hurt anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JManrow Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 Here is a very good article on stray voltage in the aquarium. http://www.reefs.org/library/aquarium_net/996/996_5.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defigart Posted August 10, 2007 Author Share Posted August 10, 2007 John, Thank you for the link. That is similar to the article I read many years ago. When I am done here I will be placing that probe in the sump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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