Voltage in the tank water

[Spcoley1]

After reading some posts about stray voltage problems in tanks, I decided to check mine. I read approximately 24-25 VAC (volts alternating current) to ground. Is this normal??

 

[justjes45]

?? How do you check that?

 

[Spcoley1]

?? How do you check that?

I used a Fluke multimeter, one lead in the ground of a receptacle, the other lead I put in the water.

 

[Sabellafella]

After reading some posts about stray voltage problems in tanks, I decided to check mine. I read approximately 24-25 VAC (volts alternating current) to ground. Is this normal??

My tank runs around 22 with my skimmer on

 

[Xtc_link]

30v DC in my system. Ungrounded. Btw

15v skimmer (bm nac8)
My floats leak 1-2 each. (Chineese flea bay)
Power heads are 1-2v each also (jebao)

 

[redfishbluefish]

That's high!! I'd be unplugging equipment until you find the leaker.



And @Xtc_link .....are you sure DC, or is that a mis-type?

 

[Xtc_link]

Yah, You are correct. Auto correct got me again

 

[Techie_]

It's not considered high voltage until 50V, you'll be fine, but for peace of time I would buy a Titanium Grounding Probe.

 

[Xtc_link]

Looking for a pump I can swap into the skimmer and get rid of the old atman before it dies. The needle wheel had cracks in it when I got it.

I swapped a heater for one out of the water station that showed less then one volt. The other had 3v

Last night I added a manifold so I could tie in the scrubber and got rid of the nock off mj1200. I also upped the return from 1/2 to 1" all the way to the new manifold. Then it's 3/4 at the bulk head. All thin-wall pvc.

Got it down to 19-20v