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View Poll Results: How many people use grounding probes | |
Yes
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No
|    | 7 | 63.64% | 
04-19-2005, 07:47 PM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: St. Paul/Woodbury, Minnesota Age: 49
Posts: 1,181
|  Grounding Probes, Who uses them?
I was wanting to take a poll and see how may peeps use a grounding probe. _________ 75g reef with Nova Extreme 8 bulb HO T-5 lighting, refuge, Remora skimmer, DSB, Seio powerheads, Acro's, LPS corals, assorted zoo's & mushrooms, Yellow Tang, Maroon Clown, Blue Cleaner Goby , Cleaner, Fire and Sexy Shrimp, Coco Worm, T.Crocea Clam, Derasa Clam
120g FOWLR, 260w Orbit power compact lights, Remora Pro skimmer, 30g DIY Sump/Refuge, DSB,Seio Power heads, Powder Blue Tang, Purple Tang, Flag Fin Angel, False Eye Puffer, Copperbanded Butterfly and a Moorish Idol  | 
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04-19-2005, 07:49 PM
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| | Purple Spiny Lobster
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Clinton Twp, Michigan Age: 27
Posts: 479
Karma: 40
 |  Re: Grounding Probes, Who uses them?
not I, I've always assumed it is a foolish piece of equiptment. I've seen a few people recomend them.
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Save a fishes life! Do some reseach before you buy your next fish.
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04-20-2005, 03:50 AM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: East Taunton, MA,Massachusetts
Posts: 378
Karma: 66
| Re: Grounding Probes, Who uses them?
Grounding probes are something that I've thought about getting, but, I suppose until you've been zapped it's something that seems unimportant.... _________   | |
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04-20-2005, 06:03 AM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 38
Posts: 6,233
 
| Re: Grounding Probes, Who uses them?
A definite must. | 
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04-20-2005, 06:11 AM
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| | Peppermint Shrimp
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Dallas, TX,Texas
Posts: 401
Karma: 26
| Re: Grounding Probes, Who uses them?
I don't use one, but opinions on probes vary. Some say that having stray voltage in the tank isn't a bad thing as your livestock aren't grounded. Once you add a probe, you provide a current return path, which is a requirement to actually get zapped. 
There have also been studies that show electrical current has a pretty positive effect on coral growth.  :
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120 gal, 40 gal sump/refugium, 2x250w 10,000K Reeflux MH, 54w T5 actinic, ASM G4+ | |
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04-21-2005, 06:33 PM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 12
Karma: 15
| Re: Grounding Probes, Who uses them?
I don't but need to get one! I read the stray voltage--although it may not be shocking--can cause all sorts of fish problems...head and lateral line erosion for one.
Last edited by gettingfiesty; 04-21-2005 at 06:36 PM.
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04-21-2005, 06:46 PM
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| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: May 2004 Location: PhillySuburbs, Pennsylvania Age: 42
Posts: 2,947
| Re: Grounding Probes, Who uses them?
....well, I pulled a 'Gettingfiesty' today! I knocked the light on my sump, right into the sump.....:mad: (did you get the hubby that replacement DeWalt drill yet?) It was a sizzling and a crackling.....
Would a grounding probe have helped pull the current out of that water? _________  I Love My Sig By John Hawkins!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Date Started 9/04 58 gallon Oceanic Tank, 20 gal DIY sump/fuge w/ Kent Marine Auto top-off, Air Water Ice RO/DI, 10,000 K 175 W MH, 2 VHO 03's 96W each, AquaC EV 120 Skimmer
80 lbs LR, DSB in FUGE, 1 - 2 " LS in tank
Black Brittle Star, Chevron Tang, Crocea Clam, red & green Lobophyllia, Frogspawn, Porites Frag, Caulastrea Frag, Green Ricordia, Asst. Zoas, hermits, astreas, stomatellas, fighting conch  | |
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04-21-2005, 07:01 PM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 12
Karma: 15
| Re: Grounding Probes, Who uses them?
LOL That is why you need GFCI! I am glad you are OK. Unfortunately I don't think the grounding probe helps in cases like this, but is for the lower level stray voltage.
And no, haven't replaced it yet. Was hoping that maybe it wasn't in long enough to hurt it, but plugged it in and tried it the other day--I'm either really brave or really stupid--and after it shot out sparks decided it was going to the trash. My hubby told me he wants to frame it to go alongside the tank. | |
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