petbarn224 Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 So just did a water change on my 4ft tank went upstairs and came down about 20mins later to find a tank full of belly up fish I put my hand inthe tank and got zapped and then discovers that one of the power heads was faulty and I have electrocuted all my fish I had a young colony of 6 electric blues and 4 tangerine peacocks it's safe to say I'm very disappointed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kasman Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 you sure you remembered to add water conditioner? just a thought, iv done it and ended up with dead fish in a matter of minutes on a big water change. but yeh tis crap man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petbarn224 Posted October 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 Yea water conditioner was added I'm a nazi with that stuff the water was electrocuting me when I put my hand in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellows Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 Think you said it all when you said the word electrocuted mate sorry to hear that will make me more wary from now on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kasman Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 Yea water conditioner was added I'm a nazi with that stuff the water was electrocuting me when I put my hand in yeh fair enuf mate. dangerous stuff water and electricity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronny Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 Man that sucks big time. My question is tho what was the temp dif in waters? I have had smashed heaters in a tank that never killed any fish yet zapped the bejesus out of me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dna Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 There's nothing worse than losing fish, spewin man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petbarn224 Posted October 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 Yea mate no worries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petbarn224 Posted October 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 Yea that's the thing I very rarely lose fish it gets to me aye not happy that's for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenswimmers Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 damn not cool mate....thats a pretty bad luck one off thing....get rid of it and I cant see this happening again in your fish keeping life..unless you use 2nd hand equipment etc..got to be careful there..but if its new...should never happen... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petbarn224 Posted October 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 The temperature was within a couple of degrees it came out of my big tub which has fish in it the water was already aged Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistyphoenix Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 So sorry to hear that. I'd be heart broken, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petbarn224 Posted October 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 The filter was old [MENTION=2649]goldenswimmers[/MENTION] I shall learn my lesson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfancygolds Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 im..very sorry to hear of your deaths..i cant help u out with the ones u lost but ive got some mollies/platies..free if you want them petbarn224 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nafe420 Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 I had the same thing with an eheim aquaball, it's was pretty old but it was only a light tingle zap when I put my hand in. Was the wattage on the power head really high? None of my fish really seemed affected and I assumed (not knowing much about electricity) that it was only zapping me as I was acting as ground by standing on the floor. Not saying your wrong cos you would have noticed the electricity at the start of the water change, just from my experience. Sorry for your loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 That's bad luck @petbard224 -But a good thing ur not flapping on the floor 2 mate.. U say old equipment, how old is 2 old for filters, power heads, heater or the likes at a guess?? Chin up mate.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petbarn224 Posted October 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 I'm not to sure what to old is good Q tho anyone shed some light Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angry Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 That sucks mate. For what its worth I feel ur pain... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickm986 Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 I am very sorry for your loss. However I would be counting your lucky stars you didnt end up like one of them. May I ask is there a safety switch connected to your house? And if so is it working? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petbarn224 Posted October 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 Yea I have shorted the power a couple of times when a power pack has got wet and stuff so it must be working Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Tschumy Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 I did not think the fish would be zapped as they are not earthed. I have been zapped from a tank where the fish were fine. Sad news that all fish died though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomo29 Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 not good steven, i have added a few individual safety switched in fish room aswell and circuit breaker in main board just incase.. had similar and its horrible feeling.... i had a pond full of japanese koi belly up when i arrived home from hols when i lived back in scotland , sturgeon, koi the lot .. **** still gutted bout that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99AWD Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 This really is sad I'm sorry to hear about your loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goneself Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 Unless they died instantly when you touched the tank, the current probably wasnt what killed them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petbarn224 Posted October 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 [MENTION=280]chris[/MENTION]tschumy understand what u mean and if this is true what else could it have been neutralizer was added (seachem prime) and stability the filter wasn't clean I only syphoned the water out so I could slide it to a new spot and it was only a half water change It would have me stumped if it was electrocution that's the only thing that was wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
