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  1. R34dawn

    R34dawn Ocellaris Clown

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    every one has their opinion, I wouldn't never use a ground probe and never had, I think if there is a defective device the best solution is to replace it
     
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  2. Matt Rogers

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    I believe you are referring to this:
    http://www.3reef.com/forums/asap/somethings-gone-awry-52027.html
    http://www.3reef.com/forums/general-reef-topics/ultra-ground-ultra-life-reef-products-52391.html
     
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  3. icedgxe

    icedgxe Spaghetti Worm

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    I believe that it may be one of my heaters as even with the probe out I got a tingle and unplugged a heater and it went away. Any recommendations. I am using visi-therm stealth heaters right now.
     
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  4. getinpora

    getinpora Coral Banded Shrimp

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    years ago my brother and i had a 55gl. fresh water tank the biggest fish tank anywhere so we thought at the time i was the one to care for it mostly hands in it all the time my brother stuck his hands in one day and he was shocked i put mine in and nothing i thought he was kidding so we had all of our friends putting there fingers in and they were all shocked but not me i thought some how my brother had put them up to it well come to find out it was our heater
     
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  5. bc219

    bc219 Millepora

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    You may also not have true grounds in your house. My house is wired with 2 wire, not 3, even my grounded outlets aren't truly grounded. Not sure if that would do anything to your situation or not though.
     
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  6. tigermike74

    tigermike74 Panda Puffer

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    BC mentioned a great point. If your house has a floating ground then there is really nothing that will truly ground your tank, you will have a ground loop problem. A grounding probe cannot create voltage if it's actually grounded. If it's grounded to a "ground" that is not actually grounded then it may show some voltage potential due to natural capacitance in the material the ground probe is made of.
    This reminds me of the problems that the first wave of Korallias had with stray voltage. Your heaters may be leaking voltage. Remove those and see if you feel a bite in your fingers, with and without the heaters plugged in, and with/without the probe. If it seems that the heaters are the cause, trash them.
    It may also be wise to verify that your house has true earth ground by getting an electrician to check it out.
     
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