Asternia stars. now with solutions, and stray voltage

[Nano]

its an old voltmeter from the 90's I unplugged everything from my powerbar, one piece at a time, nothing. then I unplugged the power bar, then the reading went back to 0, so I bought a brand new $30 power bar with surge protection and all the bells.. I got a reading again.. wtf? is it possible its the ground in our apartment?

[gregzz4]

Are you putting the negative in the ground socket and the positive in the water?
What reading are you getting?
What reading do you get if you put the negative in the ground socket and the positive in the neutral socket?
On a properly wired outlet, the neutral is the larger of the 2 slots - that is of course if your duplex outlet is the polarized kind.

[MKLKT]

FYI The little snails you see at night are likely collonista snails.

[Nano]

Originally Posted by MKLKT

FYI The little snails you see at night are likely collonista snails.

yeah I figured that one out at 4 am lol, it was the trap door on there shells opening that gave it away

[gregzz4]

I can't see what you've set the meter to. Did you set it to 250V?
Try putting the wires in the ground and neutral slots and see what you get

[Nano]

I was told 10 ac V... Here which one should it point to

[Madreefer]

http://www.jlaquatics.com/phpstore/s...oduct_ID=mc-gp

[Nano]

Originally Posted by gregzz4

Are you putting the negative in the ground socket and the positive in the water?
What reading are you getting?
What reading do you get if you put the negative in the ground socket and the positive in the neutral socket?
On a properly wired outlet, the neutral is the larger of the 2 slots - that is of course if your duplex outlet is the polarized kind.

no I was told a few months ago when I tested it positive is going into the ground but not the one that the power bar is plugged into, but the one just below it. (empty plug) that could be the problem. however, when I put it into the plug, then the negative(which I guess should have been the positive) I got a slight reading this is the picture, i just drew a black line on it were the reading was cause I dont speak electrician lol.

So the needle did in fact move. I did neglect to say however, before testing for this stray current when I lost my shrimp he had just molted, and there was a slight ammount of ammonia, which could be the real culprit.. I'm so confused lol.. My wife loved that shrimp and called him Jacque.