Stray electricity

I doubt it u need like a multimeter . That may pick up false reading from power heads and what not
 
U can get one cheap from harbor frieght or science and surplus i dont think i payed more then 10$
 
Tesla969 said:
Yep, Egg & I is still there. I live about two miles away. Was there for breakfast a few weeks ago.
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Very Cool , I landscaped the owners new home and all the homes he was building b4 he was sentenced and went a way for a while . good to know its still open will be in Homewood this fall for the Ash bore replanting project and bidding the 2015 job now . will catch up with you for a beer or 6 :-)
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Tesla969 said:
Will this work to test for stray electricity in my tank?

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I would say no, it won't. That instrument will only pick up A/C voltage between 80-600 volts. If you're worried about stray voltage, it will probably be very low voltage and this will not pick that up.

Electricity always seeks the path of least resistance. So if you think you have a pump/powerhead/heater bleeding voltage into your tank, the electricity is flowing to the easiest path. While water is a good conductor of electricity, it wouldn't flow into your tank because glass/acrylic is a poor conductor. There is nowhere for it to go. More likely it will just flow out of the tank on the wiring connected to you powerhead/pump/heater.

All of your electrical devices should be plugged into a GFCI outlet. A ground fault circuit interrupter will detect the slightest voltage leak to ground and trip before anything in your tank could energize.
 
You can try using an actual voltmeter set to VAC Volts typical meters will have setting for 0-200 VAC , 0-700 VAC etc in this example you would use the 200 VAC setting. Disconnect all devices and any grounding probes, insert the black probe into the ground prong in your electrical outlet with the red probe touch the surface of your water it should read 0VAC. If you have any grounding probes those must be disconnected prior. You then reconnect one item at a time and take measurements again are each reconnection if any of the items show a voltage reading that is the culprit. However, having said all this you are dealing with water and electricity you must really be careful with and understand this process.
 
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