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BBC News - Underwater time-lapse shows secret life of a coral reef I loved this time-lapse video of a coral reef. I originally posted it in the Nudibranch thread, but I think it actually deserves its own.

I am looking for recommendations for an on-line store to buy a complete set-up: camera, enclosure, lights, etc. I would like to use an store that has: a wide selection in stock good information on their website someone who will talk on the phone who is knowledgeable competitive prices...

Hi there underwater photographers! I just recieved confirmation that I am getting a nice bonus at work next month!!!:banana: It's finally time to buy a camera! :D I am interested in still shots, not video. I would like to document for myself and those not fortunate enough to be there with me...

Presently, there is a bar fight going on elsewhere in the establishment. While this sort of thing is always interesting to watch, a discussion of expected behavior on a dive the likes of the Andrea Doria does not really affect the majority of us. The subject of that thread (IMHO) boils down to...

I'm writing this for those who might be thinking of making the switch from wetsuits to drysuits, or more to the point, from warm water to cold water. I wanted to share the experience of my first drysuit dives, so you know what to expect. I'm one of those warm water wussies who recently decided...

I'm sure that its all be written before, and I apologize for that, but my searching is not yielding adequate results. In 2.5 weeks I will have my very first dry suit. I am scheduled for a dry suit course, so I am not looking for hints on how to dive it. No need to tell me that my bouyancy will...

A year ago I posted how GUE Primer changed my life. Now its time to report on my next step, which has been slowly materializing. I just got back from Malta where I attended a Fundies class with John Kendall. I actually had already taken Fundies in singles and have gotten a Rec pass. My purpose...

I saw a diver yesterday who seemed to be equipped in the DIR style, except that he had a console in the place of his pressure guage (which of course included the guage). I asked if he had done DIR training, and he said yes. I asked what agency and he said SSI. He also told me that his DIR...

The topic of the challenge of lifting heavy equipment came up on another thread. I thought that I would break this particular question out on its own. What tricks have you found useful to deal with lifting and moving doubles around, when you don't have a buddy conveniently placed to assist...

I would like to start diving doubles for the purpose of extending bottom time within normal recreational NDLs. For shallow reef dives now, I am always constrained by gas not time. I did one quick dive recently with doubles, just to see what it felt like, and I loved it! In the future I will...

In the interest of not totally derailing another thread, I have broken away with this question: I have heard that the hundredth dive is traditionally done naked, but really, has anyone here really done that? Don't people get arrested for things like that? With photographic evidence forever...

I found a recent post asking the same question about the Frog Kick interesting. The OP of that post assumed that divers would have been introduced to many of the "Advanced Kicks" at the same time, but I wonder. So when did you start trying to do a Back Kick, that valuable tool for being where...

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I have a design improvement suggestion for Scubapro for their pocket shorts. Larger diameter bungee. Twice when I went to get my SMB out of the pocket I just couldn't disconnect it from the bungee loop with out alot of fiddling around. OK, I know I don't really know what I'm doing, but this...

Hi y'all. I just got back from taking the GUE Primer class with Douglas Mudry in High Springs Florida. I would like to do a trip report that comments on the class, and also some observations from other aspects of my trip; namely GUE and Extreme Exposure. I will write separate posts in this...

I just completed my AOW this weekend, so I am definately not an experienced diver, so please be nice! I bought a Halcyon Infinity (30 lb with STA), which I have now done about 10 dives with. The wing is a continuous oval. I have 2 issues in regards to dumping air completely: 1) in my...

Hi all you experts! I am well on my way to purchasing my first set of dive equipment. Halcyon Infinity, Scubapro MK25/G250V/S600, and SP Jet fins.:D I am now working on the details of setting it all up. I tried to put the "backup regulator" bungee on my SP S600, having found some...

I just bought my first set of regs! I have Scubapro MK25/G250V with S600 for the octopus. I was reading the manual, and it said that if I use regular compressed air the regulators need to be serviced by an autorized Scubapro technician before using Nitrox. I understand why cleaning would...

Hi All-knowing Scuba Sages! I am a newbie still using rental equipment. I want to start buying my own equipment so that I can concentrate on learning using one consistant set-up. Also, the rental equipment I have used has me a little concerned for my safety. I want to learn correctly so...

I am trying to figure out the best place(s) to put weights for the best balanced trim. On my last time diving I found that when I seemed to be properly weighted at the surface, when I am at 30 feet, if I don't move at all, I slowly flip on my back like my tank really wants to be on the bottom...