Shocking!!!!! Questions that need answered.

stray voltage can cause damage to the aquarium, but it can be VERY dangerous to people. i dont know how the external pump would be sending voltage into the water, unless metal parts in the prop are somehow in direct contact with your electricity. a grounding probe will help, but i would check if your pump has a short, if so i would send it in for repairs.   i would take a volt meter and put one probe in the water and ground the other probe and see how much voltage it is reading

 

ritch up her life insurance and have her clean the tank lol j/k

 

That is shocking...you're right...the motor and pump are independent. There is another possibility. It's possible that it could be a heater that just kicked about the same time as the Dart. I would do more experimenting to verify that it's the Dart. They have grounded cords. I wonder if it's possible that whatever the pump is on is conducting. Where is the pump in relation to where she was standing? You can get Titanium grounding probes on eBay for about $10.

--AJ

 

If the seal is bad on the pump a little bit of leaking water can be touching the motor housing and you could have a short in the motor so the voltage will go through the small leak and and into your system I had a genx pump do this a few years ago.

 

you may want to look into installing a grounding probe

 

Too bad your not closer to des moines I have an extra dart id sell you

 

i dont know if im going to explain this right but ill try......before u spend a bunch of money on a new return pump u should do some re checking, when i return pump is running it acts like a circuit, when you shut it off the circuit stops running, the water will carry the current of whatever is leaking it. If it doesnt make sense call me and i'll try explaining it 319-464-6939

 

u should still look in to a grounding probe there not to bad there like 21 bucks at a local pet store all water carries current, i would advise it on anytank just to be sure your **** dont go out and u happen to not be home and boom fryed sushi for dinner. i may be new to this hobby but im studying up so i dont epicly fail lmao

 

i will take $180 for the dart I also have a goby gold i'll sell for $275

 

Im curious about a grounding probe. Does it just hang in the tank like a heater? Seems lke an awesome solution to prevent disaster. If something did start makung current, does the probe allert you?

 

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lol shoosh you!

 

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I'm sorry, I have been dying to use that one forever! 

 

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Get a multimeter and figure out what is causing the short. Like AJ said, it could as easily and more commonly be the heater leaking stray voltage. Just stick the red probe into the water and the black probe into the ground pin on an outlet. Check everything one at a time.

Even after you find out what it is, still get a grounding probe. They're definitely worth it.

 

Or it could be your wife is just plain crazy and she is the one short circuiting .....