Skimmer releasing stray voltage help me out

All aquarium equipment should be plugged into a GFCI receptacle unless one has a death wish. Ever hear the toaster in the bathtub story ...

If you are not comfortable installing one you can use one of these:

Amazon.com: TRC 90265-6-012 Shockshield Yellow Portable GFCI Plug with Surge Protection: Home Improvement

I would make this purchase #1 priority above grounding probes and new skimmers.

 

just replace the pump for $20+ bucks.

 

I dont have a GFCI, but I do use a power surge protector strip.. same thing right?

 

I would get a grounding probe NOW.

As molecular biologists, we electroporate the cell walls of bacteria to ingress plasmid DNA, a circular double stranded segment of DNA as we transform bacters into carriers of target genes.

So basically the stray voltage could be either killing the bacters, electroporating the lipopolysaccaride membrane, or nothing. It isn't known what the V/r or A is, so we can only safely assume it isn't an ideal condition for the proliferation of bacters (cycling).

That is my suggestion.

 

No. A GFCI will shut down everything if water hits power etc. A power strip distributes power and some will protect against environmental surges.

I splashed water on my power strip once, threw a breaker in the house and sucked. Had I had a GFCI, it would've broke the circuit before it hit the wall outlet. It's the same thing that is in your bathroom outlet. Same purpose.

I have a GFCI on ALL my tanks now.

 

K+ for being a genius

 

i agree with tangster, also you could get a grounding probe