What's the best Scuba Tank to buy ** Scuba Tank Basics

What's the best Scuba tank to buy ** Which scuba tank should I buy and why ? Links to steel and Low Pressure tanks. See pricing:

We discuss popular tank up-grades for excellent buoyancy control and for extended recreational bottom times.

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Large Tanks - Little Tank - High Pressure - Low Pressure Tanks

[jayhome]

One important thing for people to remember is what your BCD is capable of holding. Check your manual. Some BCD's for example aren't rated to hold a tank greater than 95cf. So you go and buy a 117cf and it's too heavy, it damages your BCD over time. Also your BCD won't provide you enough buoyancy if the tank is too large. You can't just chuck any tank or double tanks on any BCD.

[brazeagle]

Thank you, great information. Appreciated it. Safe diving

[mikeramsey]

Great discussion on tanks, I like the idea of the smaller tank weight but love the idea of the 100 cf tank and the extra safety margin of air.

[pulpogigante]

Thank You Bob! 😊 very informative! With this info. I'm up to date with tanks. Glad you've made this very clear understanding video about tanks now a days. 😃

[Bigntactical]

Thanks for this video! You always explain thing on a way that I understand and answer all my questions! Thanks.

[graysong]

Fantastic Video, thank you for your time editing and producing this video!

[ketsuno]

Here in Australia the majority of tanks people use are steel, it's rare to see aluminium tanks being used. As for diving all the time with nitrox, well that becomes very expensive here where I dive in Melbourne, $28 per fill as opposed to $8 for air. Most people dive on air. Don't get me wrong nitrox is great but you have to be a lot more careful with watching your depth than you do with air. I do however like your system in the states where you only hydro your tanks every five years, here it has to be every year. Great video, keep them coming.

[JimmyJo-ollp]

Yup down here in Fl we have lots of caves and some visitors try that crap and some dive shops will fill there tanks and do an injustice to our sport that way. I was trained by old diver and drilled Day one that you are responsible for your life and your buddy’s life as well when you dive so that the time and do it right. Besides being a professional PADI 5 star he’s also a commercial diver as well and we where truly blessed to have him teach us one on one

[mrDmastr]

I had a Steel 63. It was made by XS Scuba. It failed Hydro last year. I was so bummed. That was my favorite tank for beach dives because it was so compact. And apparently no one makes a 63 steel anymore. 80 is the smallest now.

[TheGweedMan]

I have two comments. Number one is there are 63 ft.³ aluminum cylinders that are often used by smaller people because they typically use less air any given dive. Number two is I highly recommend that you don’t touch uncoded lead weights. Lead is really dangerous to touch. I only use coated lead weights and I don’t have to worry about actually touching the lead. Final thought, and that is most dive shops that rent equipment to students and to certified divers use aluminum cylinders. They’re almost a third less in cost and that adds up when you have 50 cylinders available for everyone to rent.

[seangillen]

Not sure why nobody has commented. Great video and comparison of different tanks. Thank you very much. I need more bottom time and less weight in my BCD. I don't anticipate using a steel tank in salt water. Most travel destinations use the aluminum 80's. How much extra care do you have to give steel tanks over aluminum?

[JimmyJo-ollp]

That’s good to her. Then they really should have there C card taken away. It’s like the dive master says sets the dive in feet. Doesn’t mean that everybody can dive that depth as you know. I used to live in and dive in cold waters and now I live in Fl and watching people not pay attention to what they are doing on the dive and then step in and explain why we do this in our spot. Have a safe dive and keep on diving

[JimmyJo-ollp]

I was just watching your video on high vs low pressure tanks. You did tell the viewers that a Din regular can take more pressure then a Yolk regulators can. Because the person who buys a high pressure tank can do some damage to there Yolk configuration regulators because of that higher pressure tank you should share that with the viewers

[markstengel]

Hi, i enjoyed your explanation of steel vs aluminium SCUBA tanks. I like the steel 80 for spine issues, if not the 100 steel absolutely. Store location ? Well Done 👍

[toadou]

Fixed annual costs of owning your own cylinder: $20 annual vis + $10 hydro ($50/5 years) + $20 ($400 tank cost/20 years) = $50 per annum.

[azza-in_this_day_and_age]

valuable instruction, 'tanks' for the info! 😏

[chrisphilhower]

Hello. I realize this is an Old Video. I am currently enrolled in Padi OW Class. We used "80" Aluminum Tanks. Would've liked to have been able to use the Steel. As I am 5'4" tall. Aluminum tank stuck out too far. Several inches past my butt. Today was my Day 2 of the Pool Training. We finished about 2 hours early. And was given Free Swim time. I used mine all the way down to 500. It became too buoyant even with 10 Pounds Lead in the BCD. Once I get Certified, I may look into the Steel tank option due to my Height.

[davidolee]

Not to get too technical on you, but 100 gives you 25% more air than 80. 100 - 80 = 20. 20/80 = 0.25.

[kanthanok]

Thanks for this good video
Do you have any recommendations for carbon fiber scuba tanks ?

[ricoten]

At around 1:35 you mention negative 4.2 lbs.
This same term is brought up several times and I’m trying to wrap my head around it.

Tanks weigh ‘x’ when empty
Tanks weigh x + compressed air.
But never below x?