tanks

[69ballsmahoney]

hello my name is Brandon and i am looking to get into diving but i don't know what kind of tank to get.

[comet24]

Are you certified. I wouldn't worry about tanks at first. Tanks are usually the last thing divers buy because you can always rent them and can't take them on planes.

A standard Al80 is the most common tank and economical tank. Personally I like steel over Al though. For me a HP119 is a perfect single dive tank but it's a fairly heavy tank.

[navyhmc]

As comet said, the tank should be your last purchase as they are fairly easy and inexpensive to rent. Get the rest of the gear first and then think about tanks.

As for which one to get, the more inexpensive route is AL80's They are the industry standard. The larger steel are preferred by a lot of folks too. I have a LP 121 as well as 2 AL 80's and double 120 set. But the price of the steel tanks is up there-you can get 2 AL80's for the price of one steel.

[FishFood]

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[sterlinghe92]

Yeah tanks are last!!!!! I have everything but tanks because me and my dad ALways do atleast two dives meaning four tanks. Which at 350 each is alot!!! A

if u plan to do nitrox but not right away u should wait cause buying a tank with nitrox clean is cheaper than cleaning the tank later for nitrox

wait

[scubadiver888]

hello my name is Brandon and i am looking to get into diving but i don't know what kind of tank to get.

Hi Brandon,

As the others have said, cylinders are the last thing most divers purchase.

Which size cylinder you use depends on how much air you use and what kind of diving you are likely to do. When I first started diving I would be the first guy to surface because I only had 500 PSI left. As I got better at diving I would reach the NDL and surface, sometimes with 1000+ PSI still in the cylinder.

So the cylinder I would have selected when I first started diving would have been a LOT larger than what I'd consider using now. Additionally, the much larger cylinder might have caused me to take longer to get better at diving.

So before you spend $200 to $400 on a scuba cylinder, take a few out for a test drive. For me, it wasn't until around my 30th dive that I had a good feel for what I needed.

Darrell

[cbope]

What Darrell said!

Also consider if you will be diving locally or only on dive trips / vacation. If all your diving requires flying to a far away place, you won't get to use your cylinder(s) much if at all. It's prohibitively expensive and a hassle to take cylinders via the airlines, as you will likely be hit for excess baggage / overweight fees plus you must remove the cylinder valve before the airlines will check it. They will not accept a sealed cylinder.

If most of your diving will be local, then get the experience first as Darrell mentioned, and you will know what kind of cylinder you will need.

hello my name is Brandon and i am looking to get into diving but i don't know what kind of tank to get.

Hi Brandon,

As the others have said, cylinders are the last thing most divers purchase.

Which size cylinder you use depends on how much air you use and what kind of diving you are likely to do. When I first started diving I would be the first guy to surface because I only had 500 PSI left. As I got better at diving I would reach the NDL and surface, sometimes with 1000+ PSI still in the cylinder.

So the cylinder I would have selected when I first started diving would have been a LOT larger than what I'd consider using now. Additionally, the much larger cylinder might have caused me to take longer to get better at diving.

So before you spend $200 to $400 on a scuba cylinder, take a few out for a test drive. For me, it wasn't until around my 30th dive that I had a good feel for what I needed.

Darrell