Heart still racing after really bad shock

I just did a 12 gallon water change on my 90 gallon after putting in my new skimmer today. I don't know why but I always get intense tingling up my fingers and arm if I put pressure on my finger wrong. Never really thought anything of it. I replaced my filter sick and got that feeling lightly, didn't think anything of it. My water level was too high so I took a cup and took out some water and I got it again and thought I just bent it again and then my finger went into the water and it felt like that shocker joke gum but x10. I quickly flipped my power strips off and I tested my essentials, pump, heater, power head with my hand(not a good idea I know but only choice I got) and no shock. The skimmer I just got is a eshopp psk 150 with sicce pump and that pump reputation is amazing so I can't believe its that but I don't know. I have a eheim heater I've had for a year ish and another new eheim 150 watt heater, a deep blue uv sterlizer, eshopp psk150 3rd gen, and a mag 12 and in the display 2 sicce power heads and two 1 year old power heads by I don't even know what company. This has successfully scared the living crap out of me. I read a post saying this guy found a high voltage leak of current in his tank and he didn't even feel it so I can imagine how high this was. What's the most likely cause for voltage leak?

 

I would unplug everything and then plug one thing in at a time until you find the culprit. Voltage leak could be from a cut wires, the seal for the wire could be frayed, just to name off the top of my head.

 

If you're good enough to install one, I'd put in a gfci outlet where your wall plug is. To be honest, you are very lucky you were able to pull away. A gfci outlet would have cut the power before you had the chance to put your hand in there, and avoid that whole situation. They also sell a gfci breaker, or I've been told you can buy a gfci power strip. PLEASE....Don't use your hand anymore as a multi meter. Go straight to Lowes or HD and buy yourself a Real multi meter. It doesn't have to be an expensive one, just so long as it works. Then do as ReefBruh mentioned, and plug in one item at a time, testing for voltage using the Meter each time you plug in a new item. After you find the culprit, see about installing that gfci outlet, or get an electrician to do it for you. GL and be safe.

 

Yea I was on the verge of telling him to put his hand in the water after each accessories plugged in. That would have been dumb info and definitely dumb on my part.

 

No need for additional risk, just get a couple of these:

15 Amp 120-Volt Portable GFCI Plug with Surge Protector-90265-6HD at The Home Depot

 

They sell grounding prongs you can place inside your aquarium and plug into an outlet. ( i still need to get one!)

For those who dont know how to use one... Place the black lead of a tester in a ground or the neutral side of an outlet. This being the round hole ( ground) or the larger of the two slots (neutral) and place the red lead in the water. If you have a sump test both bodys of water until you find which area has the voltage, it may not bleed into the other tank. Then start unplugging items until you find it. Throw that item out!

I really need to get a grounding probe. Imagine your fish getting shocked because something failed :/

This also only allies to north american wiring.

 

Sad day for eheim reputation. It was my eheim 100 watt heater I believe seeing how everything's working but that and there's no shock. I'm getting a voltage meter and ill test that heater in its own bucket and see. Ill post the leaked of volts if it is that one.

 

I was also under the impression that a ground lead would be sufficient, but after asking around here, I found out that voltage can stray into your tank with out tripping a breaker (As the OP found out). That's where a gfci comes into play, Especially around water. It can detect if there is an imbalance of current between the hot and ground, and when it does it stops the flow of electricity. A probe is definitely a good idea, but both are the safest way to go.

 

This is totally incorrect. The LARGER slot is the grounded (neutral) conductor, or at least it should be if the receptacle is wired correctly...

Electricity is not something to be taken lightly and it WILL kill you! If you do not know what you are doing please get someone who does (qualified electrician) to help...

This is the most sound advice to be given...

 

Your absolutely correct. They both should be used. I should have said in addition to the GFI. I have everything but my ato pump on a gfi. My 12v relay sometimes chatters causing the gfi to trip so I took it off. I need to get a dosing pump and hopefully I can put it back on that as well.