Stray Voltage?
			 
			 
			
		
		
		
		Do I have a problem with stay voltage? 
 
Voltage with nothing plugged in: 5vac 
Voltage with Odyssea pump: 35vac 
Voltage with Eheim 1000 pump: 15vac 
 
In the past week I've had one clownfish jump out and had trouble with my aquarium controller (solved by the vendor - sounds like configuration data changed in a way that isn't possible by the end user). 
 
It sounds like pumps normally induce 20-30v of voltage because of the rotating magnet. I'm guessing this is ok because very little current will be induced. 
 
I am measuring with a multimeter with one probe in the water and one probe in the third (ground) opening on the outlet. Outlet is GFCI. No ground probe. 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
	
		
		
	
	
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