I got ZAPPED today!

I'm using two Hydor heaters as of this afternoon. Bought them at Petsmart. No more tingling!

 

Is there anything you can do to protect your tank from electricution. I assuming that it can crash your tank

 

yes, you can buy a grounding probe. reefgeek sells them for 10 bucks. this will ground the tank and protect you and your reef. I only got shocked after i pulled the heater out of the water, when i was no longer protected from my grounding probe.

 

Good to know you didn't get seriously hurt, electricity doesn't forgive. it could of been bad, what kind of shoes was you wearing?

 

More important than protecting the tank is protecting you. Make sure you are using a ground fault interrupt outlet. Using one of these outlets in combination with the grounding probe (or your hand) should detect the shock and cut off the current.

 

I dont remember if i had shoes on or not? luckily i was able to let go of it fairly quickly, My left hand and arm are still a little sore tho.

 

Interesting but not "shocking".
Shocking aqarium heater - Visi Therm Marineland 250 Watt Stealth Visitherm Aquarium Heater - Epinions.com

 

very interesting.... K+ for the article!

 

Wow I feel your pain. I was doing...something, I don't remember what, on my old 46 gallon. I had a hang-on heater. It was plugged in and fell into the tank. Obviously not submersible, it started getting BRIGHT RED really fast! It was scary!!!!!!

Like an IDIOT I plunged my hand into the water to grab it, because I was scared for my livestock. My whole arm was shocked, I screamed like a 4 year old girl (well...I guess I still do that), and was woozy for about 30 minutes. Not fun. The only fish in the water at the time survived, though. I would never recommend a hang-on heater ever again.

 

Annie, is your tank equipment plugged into a GFCI outlet?