Everything is dying.........

[Anonymous]

If yer askin that question I suggest that you talk to a licensed electrician. You don't necessarily have to hire one, but give one a call and get the poop from someone that has been doing this for years instead of someone like me who will try anything once! Many of us have some idea of how it is done, but, well.... just suggesting that you give someone a call whom is documented as being a professional It's not that hard, you just gotta make sure you understand what's happening.

 

[Anonymous]

If you do not have a ground probe and a GFCI, get one. It will save your life.

This is excellent advice!! Electricty and water, especially salt water, do not mix.

 

[Anonymous]

If you do not have a ground probe and a GFCI, get one. It will save your life.

This is excellent advice!! Electricty and water, especially salt water, do not mix.

One time, I was working in my in sump refugium. Something had been leaking and I spur of the moment decided to fix it with out taking time to clean up the spill like I should have.

I went to move the return pump over a bit, and the return hose popped off, and was shooting water all over my fuge light and the power strip mounted to the stand. I had both hands in the refugium. Oh, did I mention I was standing on wet ground?

I had an instant to realize I was going to be shocked something terrible. I believe my thought went "I'm dead," or something like that.

Then, everything was off. I have never been so relieved. The GFCI tripped. I just love those things!!!!!

Not that I would advise taking risks because you know you have a gfci. I should have turned the pump off before fooling with it at all, and I should have cleaned up the water first, but it is too easy to be walking by and decide to mess with something in your tank without thinking.

 

[SaltyNewbie]

So now I have 3 temp gauges in the tank. A suction cup one, a stick-on-the glass one, and a digital one. They read 79, 88, and 82.6 degrees. My heater is set at 76 degrees..... but yet it keeps flicking on and off. This is really frustraiting! :evil:

Everything is still doing good now.

 

[Anonymous]

Everything is still doing good now.

Good to hear!

 

[Anonymous]

GFCI is practically the same wiring as a standard socket. It can, however, easily be miswired. For example, if you tie the lines into the "load" connectors, then the socket will have no GFI.
However, if you can wire a socket, you can wire a GFI.

An easier, and maybe better fix is to put a new breaker in your box that has a GFCI built into it. That's one screw and a snap in. Of course, if you touch the bus bar, you're deader than hell.

 

[drywallguy29]

I really like the Little time and Temp under 20 bucks works well.You know sometime the accuracy is not as crucial as much as the consistencey. Your gage may be slightly off a degee of so to the actual water , however if it prevents wild swings in temp thats key.

Also better to be Flamed thus embarresed( though I believe all things can be said in politeness )and learn from your mistakes rather than just repeating them.If only there where enough words in the world to tell you all the mistakes I have made intentionally and unintentionally.