Hydor Korlia pumps almost killed me

[ouling]

wonder why they had that recall? well, it leaks electricity into the tank, and i found it out my putting my hand in... And the fun thing is, i had to find out which one it was. So, i had to take all 3 of mine out, put them in a bucket of water and use my hands again to see which one is leaking electricity:boo: . I'm not talking about a few volts out, i'm mean 110V all into me, killed a few things, but i guess corals arn't too sensative to electricity. I never got the recall letter, and just found out like a few days ago. I think Drsfostersmith.com should give me something for this crap.

Oh yea, Electricity makes ur Xania pump it's hands again.

 

[kappaknight]

A volt meter would have also worked if you had access to such things...

 

[wbholwell]

Yeah, I wouldn't recommend using your hand/body as a voltmeter!

 

[darren24]

That sucks. I would not blame the retailer I would blame the folks that make the powerheads. I hope that they fixed the problem. I just ordered and received 2 a few days ago and put them in my display.

Darren

 

[nishant3789]

^^^ yeah....ouling man, that could have turned out really bad! there are much safer ways to figure out if there is a current running through your water..
nishant

 

[vettesarebest]

Ahh I hate getting Shocked!

 

[wolfie]

I would have all 3 pump replace. Sonner or latter the other 2 will fail and sock you again.

 

[contender]

That's SHOCKING!

 

[wbholwell]

WOLFIE;36308 wrote: I would have all 3 pump replace. Sonner or latter the other 2 will fail and sock you again.

Yeah, they might shock you, too! Send 'em all back:up:

 

[sparksfly]

Finally somebody that can relate to my screen name. lol

 

[ouling]

oh yea i'm sending them all back.

But on the plus side, this is why i would recommend shocking your tank for about 2-3 seconds:

1. My Xania colony have stopped pulsing since it was a frag, but now it started again!
2. One of my fish HAD ich, and now it fell off
3. My Ritteri seems to get bigger.
4. It got my heart beating faster, and now i'm reluctant to put my hands in the tank and tinker with everything.

So far nothing had died, and I seem to be okay.

 

[nishant3789]

hmmmm wow ouling...shock therapy as a means of medication. i like it, i like it.

 

[glxtrix]

better volts than amps least youre ok and know what the deal is.

 

[cameron]

I found mine via a pH probe as my pH went wonky during the stray voltage. I also found that two of my Koralias were leaking intermitently. They would work for an hour or so then go crazy. Makes me happy I invested in a good grounding probe.

 

[ouling]

ground probe take out all the loose voltage and amp?

 

[ouling]

leveldrummer;36331 wrote: all those problems can be attributed to loose voltage, shocking the tank didnt bring it back, removing the powerhead probably did.

Shocking the tank did bring it back, because i know this is the first time it comepletely shocked the tank.

 

[glxtrix]

yes a ground prob will work for that.

 

[cameron]

Electricity takes the path of least resistance. A ground probe shoots the juice out of the tank along a wire and into the grounding of your home through a power plug. Without it, when you put your hand in the tank you likely become the path of least resistance. If you have probes in your tank, connected to say a RK that is ultimately plugged in the wall I would guess the juice could easily run down the probe through the controller and fry the thing.

At any rate, a grounding probe is a REALLY good idea.

 

[jefft]

ouling;36295 wrote: wonder why they had that recall? well, it leaks electricity into the tank, and i found it out my putting my hand in... And the fun thing is, i had to find out which one it was. So, i had to take all 3 of mine out, put them in a bucket of water and use my hands again to see which one is leaking electricity:boo: . I'm not talking about a few volts out, i'm mean 110V all into me.

When I was working as an Industrial Electronic Tech and my boss found out I did something like this on the job he would have done "The Donald" and would have had me escorted out of the factory.

 

[george]

Do grounding probes not cause electrolysis?

Nobody wants to be zapped putting their hand in the tank, but by the same token saltwater has a natural voltage and electrical current as well as induced current from lights/pumps(submersed and not)/etc. Adding a grounding probe will certainly create a circuit pathway even if you don't have any leaking devices.

I'm not arguing against them since their value as a safety device far outweighs any possible added current flow, but I'd think there should be some attention given to placement.

Also, due to the nature of saltwater, any voltage/current check should start off with a baseline measurement with all equipment off otherwise you'll always appear to have a voltage leak.