Asternia stars. now with solutions, and stray voltage

[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]

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[Nano]

sooooo.. with it on 250ACv I get no reading from the outlet or tank

and with it on 250dc V I get no reading from the outlet or tank

[Nano]

so if thats the case, and I actually did it right this time with it on 250 V and got no reading, my shrimp must have died from the ammonia.. he had just molted the day befor he died, so thats my guess.. maybe I will look into getting some harlequins if thats the case

[gregzz4]

First of all, IMO, putting in a grounding probe to solve stray voltage is not the best idea. But that is a discussion for another post. As is my original question really.
So what you read was 0.2v with it set to 10vAC. Hardly anything to worry about.
Just make sure your tester is working in your outlet.
Set it to 250vAC, put the positive in the smaller slot and the negative in the larger slot. You should see anywhere from 110-120v.
Now put the positive in the same small slot, and the negative in the ground socket. You should get the same readings again. This tells you your outlet is wired correctly and the meter works.
Read up lots on Harlequins before you buy them

[Nano]

So my electrical is all good. But I think I found my silent killer. My t5s are putting off 4-7v into the water. If I raise them above the tank 6 inches the meter reads 0 again, and unplugging puts it to zero. Good thing I'm getting an ai sol lol

[gregzz4]

As far as the Harlequins are concerned, if you don't supplement their diets once the pests are gone, you'll starve them to death. Not a very Conscientios Aquariast
And about your lights, that's not unheard of. Flourescents can actually give off a 'field' of static electricity (for lack of the term right now)

[Reef Pilot]

Originally Posted by nanomano

So my electrical is all good. But I think I found my silent killer. My t5s are putting off 4-7v into the water. If I raise them above the tank 6 inches the meter reads 0 again, and unplugging puts it to zero. Good thing I'm getting an ai sol lol

Yup, weird how the florescent lights puts stray voltage into the water. I had the same problem.