electricity

  1. sfgabe

    AI hydra26 and old house electricity

    I have an older model AI Hydra26 that came from the seller when I bought my tank (Red Sea Reefer 170). I set up the tank when I moved to my new house, so I don't know how we'll it worked to begin with but the seller said it worked fine and he just upgraded. For background, I know my (c...
  2. FlyPenFly

    Life Support - When the Power Goes Out and other Emergencies

    I've recently been doing a lot more research into power outages as I stock my tanks with expensive torches. With severe weather events and fires only increasing where I live, I think it's prudent to prepare for when the lights go out for extended periods or if I need to evacuate for a number of...
  3. dangros

    To all you Electrical Engineers/Electricians out there, what is a reasonable action for surge suppression?

    So a couple weeks ago, we had a typical summer storm. I was a couple miles away from the house when I heard an incredible BOOM! The storm came and went and as I returned home, I found my garage door opener had fried. After having to break into my own house, I also found that the Apex Classic...
  4. BoSalman

    Calling all electrical gurus in here!!

    Hello, We have a puzzle here that's currently on-going (brain storming and analysis stage) between two vendors at the same time and myself! I have two energy bars, one brand new dedicated for a lighting fixure, and one old one with 5 occupied outlets and one free outlet, I bought a new light...
  5. Buckwilds

    Voltage in a tank

    So I have known I've had some voltage in my tank for a while now but can't really seem to do anything to cure it. I am using a digital multimeter to read out ac voltage. Currently I have a grounding probe in the tank as with all my equipment on I hit about 60 volts without it in (with it in I am...
  6. P-Dub

    Poll: Grounding Probe Placement

    I have a titanium grounding probe that I always placed in my sump. Seeing as I am rebooting my 125 gal, I am wondering where everyone places their probes. My reasoning for placing the grounding probe in the sump is my hands are mostly in the sump during maintenance and so long as the main pump...
  7. P-Dub

    Grounding Probe Placement

    I have a titanium grounding probe that I always placed in my sump. Seeing as I am rebooting my 125 gal, I am wondering where everyone places their probes. My reasoning for placing the grounding probe in the sump is my hands are mostly in the sump during maintenance and so long as the main pump...
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