Who cares. Geez.
@ReadyDiverOne since you're a bit slow on the uptake I'm going to answer your question and type veeerrrry slowwlllyyy in the hopes that you can keep up. You ready?
I care. That's why I asked the question.
Safe diving.
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Who cares. Geez.
Also, try adjusting your cylinder the other way. It is a buoyant aluminum tank, right? Then shift the buoyancy of the cylinder lower, not higher.
If the tank is aluminum, you're doing it wrong. If the tank is steel, then you're at the end of your adjustment.But I'm only using 6 lbs of weight and there's no 1 lb weights available. I've moved the tank up as far as it can go without banging my head
Same point as in Post #3 which you already acknowledged in Post #9.
I'm still confused. It would appear that if I mount the tank lower, since it's negatively buoyant at the start of the dive it would exacerbate the problem, and it would only provide some benefit towards the end of the dive when it's positively buoyant.
They're referring to AL cylinders becoming butt light as they empty. IMHO, I believe that by moving the AL tank up on your back as you have, you are benefiting on both ends of the dive.
For example, you could move 2 lbs to your right shoulder trim pocket and leave the other 4 lbs where they are. A right to left balance differential of only 2 lbs is absolutely nothing.
The advice was to lower the tank not raise it.
I am currently using 3 lbs in each hip pocket, I can't move 2 lbs up because no 1 lb weights are available. I have found that a 2 lb difference between left and right side causes me to roll.