aquarium apliance shocks

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03gobra

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well i was just wondering how many ppl have been electricuted by there aquarium gear.
ive been electricuted via 2 cracked heaters,loads of wet lights,pluging in a air pump wen it was open and touching 1 of the direct wires from the power cord.these wer just minnor shocks thopught.

wat problems have you had with these things
 

lazyNode

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My bro electricuted his Marine tank when he was cleaning some equipment. He said it was either a powerhead or filter.

But the poor guy. He killed off ALL his fish which he'd had for 3 years or more... the only thing that survived was the starfish!

At least the fish had a quick death, as they were floating upside down as soon as it happened. My bro only suffered a little shock on his arm. Could have been worse.
 

03gobra

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yeah i had a large oscar wen me heater cracked and he was fine i geuss he wasnt realy earthed to anything or sumin
 

Coler

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blew out a heater recently. No fish harm thankfully. Also remembered to unplug it before taking it out. After changing my britches :)
 

TipStylez

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I get hit with a broken heater about 3-4 times a month while cleaning all 100tanks...untill we ran out of heaters. haha

I hate cheap heaters.
 

Que

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100 tanks! Are you talking about a store? If not you have to post some pics in another thread.

I havent been shocked yet but I've cracked a couple a heaters like many of us have.

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