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02-07-2011, 03:41 AM
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Fixture zapped me
Today, when I put my hand in water and touching my LED fixture at the time time. The fixture zapped me. Anyone know why? Thanks
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FOWLR - 65G with 30G sump Singapore Angel, Copperband, Spotted Kole Tang, Blue Tang, Midas Blenny, Shrimp Goby and a pair of true/false Clown. 
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02-07-2011, 03:47 AM
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Probably a short somewhere in the tank and the fixture grounded you. Same thing happened to me a while back after adding an old power head. Put my hand in, elbow touched my reflector and zap!!
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02-07-2011, 04:26 AM
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Make sure the fixture is plugged into a three pronged cord or outlet.
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02-07-2011, 02:02 PM
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Could be static electricity from walking across the room. Is your LED fixture grounded? I know I have to separately ground each of my individual T5HO retrofit reflectors to keep from getting a tingle when I touch them & the water at the same time. Not unusual for the water and a hanging fixture to be at slightly different voltage potentials in reference to ground. Fluorescent ballasts tend to induce voltage into surrounding objects, but with your LED fixture that shouldn't be an issue.
In any case, it may warrant further investigation. Are you on a GFCI with your equipment?
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Last edited by mike31154; 02-07-2011 at 02:05 PM.
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02-07-2011, 03:29 PM
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02-07-2011, 07:02 PM
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I got that a few times and finally realized I have a ton of salt water with a ton of electricity in and around it... not the best combo. I went and got a grounding probe pretty quick after that. I suspect it is the Rio powerhead on my skimmer putting out a stray voltage. BE CAREFUL!!!
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02-07-2011, 10:55 PM
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Now about the Dr Ho comment  (rofl) that made me burst out laughing and got me an odd look from the little women haha...Dr Ho.... Classic
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We don't leave the world to our children, we only borrow it from them.
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02-07-2011, 11:08 PM
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02-07-2011, 11:22 PM
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+ 1 i suggest reading this http://www.beananimal.com/articles/e...he-reefer.aspx
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