URGENT PLEASE HELP ! Shock everytime I put my hand in the tank

[chevyjaxon]

been there, done that zapped myself a few times. voltage needs a ground to travel, the fish will be fine and not feel a thing until you ground the tank with your hand. keep in mind the fish are not grounded until you supply it with your body. never used a probe, 5 years and no fires yet

[mtlreeffreak]

ok so bottom LINE im not using a GFI but i am using a grounding probe.. should i take out the probe?

[Reef_Geek]

Originally Posted by mtlreeffreak

ok so bottom LINE im not using a GFI but i am using a grounding probe.. should i take out the probe?

you should get a gfi and keep the grounding probe

but until you get the gfi, you should disconnect the grounding probe. (but you'll be at risk of building a charge on your tank, discharged when your body or something else bridges it and something grounded)

Doing the above prevents electricity from continuously flowing to whatever your grounding probe is attached to. (and lighting your house on fire, or charging up something else in the house as a fun surprise)

[gregzz4]

Originally Posted by mtlreeffreak

ok so bottom LINE im not using a GFI but i am using a grounding probe.. should i take out the probe?

Reef_Geek is right
Until you get a GFCI, remove the probe and don't put it back in otherwise

Have you done any multimeter testing yet - with and without the probe in place ?