Koralia fried most of my corals

whalloper · 12/04/2008, 04:07 PM

Hello,

Im posting this as a warning to you all...I bought a little Koralia 1 to keep water moving in my sump and it was giving off electricity into the water of my tank (I dont know if thats considered shorting or what). I didnt notice until my corals all started to really stress out. I lost all sps, zoos still arent open 3 days later, mushrooms are shriveled, xenia melted. That was the only change I made to the tank, so I went to inspect the unit. You can actually feel tiny electrical shocks when you put your finger in the water...I noticed this as I went to remove the pump from the water. If you plug it into a GFI outlet, it immeadiately trips. I think Ive heard of this happening before, but beware and test if you decide to buy one of these pumps. Ive had the Tunze Nanostreams for a while now with no problems at all, I should have spent the extra $$ for another one of those.

jenglish · 12/04/2008, 04:18 PM

wow, that sux. I've never had any problems with my koralia 2. I'll definatly be checking my voltage more often now

cczarnik · 12/04/2008, 04:18 PM

I think failures can happen with any brand. I had it happen to a heater. Nuked everything (including the rock- high copper levels). GFI / grounding probe is my solution (although the source of considerable debate, as some suggest the probe can cause problems).

When you submerge electrical appliances into big tubs of corrosive solutions, expect the worst. I think it's only a matter of time before every aquarium device will come with a built in GFCI (like hairdryers have).

andrewkw · 12/04/2008, 04:19 PM

Been there done that. Also got a painful shock from 2 K4's that leaked. I couldn't figure it out for the longest time. My tank went downhill for months. All my snails died because they were unable to move in the current which further polluted the tank..

good luck on the rebuild.

12/04/2008, 04:07 PM	#1
whalloper Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Maryland Posts: 317	Koralia fried most of my corals Hello, Im posting this as a warning to you all...I bought a little Koralia 1 to keep water moving in my sump and it was giving off electricity into the water of my tank (I dont know if thats considered shorting or what). I didnt notice until my corals all started to really stress out. I lost all sps, zoos still arent open 3 days later, mushrooms are shriveled, xenia melted. That was the only change I made to the tank, so I went to inspect the unit. You can actually feel tiny electrical shocks when you put your finger in the water...I noticed this as I went to remove the pump from the water. If you plug it into a GFI outlet, it immeadiately trips. I think Ive heard of this happening before, but beware and test if you decide to buy one of these pumps. Ive had the Tunze Nanostreams for a while now with no problems at all, I should have spent the extra $$ for another one of those. __________________ Please let me know when they invent the device which makes water changes unnecessary and foolish... I cant wait Current Tank Info: 72 gal mixed reef (SPS acros montis stylo miles, LPS, zoos, shrooms, clams, xenia, chili) 26 gal zoo/softies/LPS reef

12/04/2008, 04:18 PM	#2
jenglish Marquis de Carabas Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Evansville, IN Posts: 2,523	wow, that sux. I've never had any problems with my koralia 2. I'll definatly be checking my voltage more often now __________________ Jeremy Brown liquor never hurt anybody “Je n'ai pas besoin de cette hypothèse" Pierre-Simon Laplace I should want to cook him a simple meal, but I shouldn't want to cut into him, to tear the flesh, to wear the flesh, to be born unto new worlds where his flesh becomes my key. Current Tank Info: broken and dry

12/04/2008, 04:18 PM	#3
cczarnik Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Franklin, TN Posts: 433	I think failures can happen with any brand. I had it happen to a heater. Nuked everything (including the rock- high copper levels). GFI / grounding probe is my solution (although the source of considerable debate, as some suggest the probe can cause problems). When you submerge electrical appliances into big tubs of corrosive solutions, expect the worst. I think it's only a matter of time before every aquarium device will come with a built in GFCI (like hairdryers have).

12/04/2008, 04:19 PM	#4
andrewkw Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: St. Joseph Island Posts: 1,069	Been there done that. Also got a painful shock from 2 K4's that leaked. I couldn't figure it out for the longest time. My tank went downhill for months. All my snails died because they were unable to move in the current which further polluted the tank.. good luck on the rebuild.