Unplugging during storms???

Howzit guys. So for those of you in Fourways area...biggest storm ever My question is do you unplug your fish tank during lightening storms? Cause all I can think of is my little fish getting struck by lightening...

Thanks

 

Rather unplug your telkom line ...

If you really prone to being negative and afraid of a positive charge.

Later Ferdie

 

Good thing I don't have a telkom line

 

he he - or that you are more positive than most

 

Hope that's a good thing

 

Also in Fourways. Everything electronic on surge protectors. Never had an issue. Telkom is the culprit from my experience.

 

I run my big tank on a UPS with built in surge protector with additional batteries, estimated up to 8hrs of running time before going flat, but that's only my main return pump.

 

Jeepers you guys spend way to much money on these damn tanks

 

@Farren, I think the money spent is actually to protect your electrical appliances as well as filters pumps etc dont come cheap anymore especially the bigger ones

Where I live, we are BADLY hit by lightning on a regular basis. We are told there is an underground lake that spreads from Walkerville to Klipriver and attracts the lightning.
I never unplug my tanks but our appliances regularly get struck.
Last month was my heat pump and borehole relay were hit as well as an Eskom transformer that was hit twice in one week leaving us without power for 8 hours!!!!
The cost of replacing or repairing appliances outweighs what you spend on protection
Thank God my tanks have never been hit but we do suffer the consequences of the power outages sometimes for quite long periods

 

100% correct @MariaS. This aquifer is known as the Middle Klipriver Dolomite Groundwater compartment. I've done some deep percussion drilling in the area for a dolomite stability investigation, and this showed a water rest level varying between 16,8m and 30,0m depth (average about 24m). Not sure about it attracting the lightning, but I wouldn't be surprised Is your borehole water a bit on the hard side?

 

@JvH, i am no expert in the field but all the electricians and technical people that have been in the area attribute our bad lightning to that underground lake
Wether its true or not, Im not sure... all i know is that it can get really, really bad.
I have had floor tiles where lightning hit and took chips off the tile.. I know it sounds far fetched but its true..

Anyway.. I guess its nature and we cant fight its power..

Yes... our borehole water is a bit on the hard side...

 

@Farren In this game money is no object, only glass. haha.

 

Hahaha I'm on a tight budget here ok

 

Be warned, MTS will come during the night...or during the day, it can't be killed, it can't be reasoned with, it will find you. haha.

 

What do you mean!? I already have 2 tanks.. A 2 ft and my 5ft

 

Oh I see, I'm sorry to say it man but it got you already...

 

Much to my girlfriends absolute disgust... No nookie for awhile

 

Yip poverty is next but its the good kind of poverty, everything stays the same except you don't have spending money anymore but that's ok.

 

Hahaha I don't know if poverty it 100% but I will just have to work harder