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Happy Thanksgiving, Recently, I bought a couple of tanks that had stamped on the valve stem "Nitrox Only". Can anybody provide a good reason why I should only fill these tanks with Nitrox? Debajo

I'd like to hear your stories of basic equipment failure while diving, near misses, or no failures after X amount of dives. When I say "Basic SCUBA/OW equipment" I am referring to tanks, valves, first stage, second stages, hoses, Octo's, BCDs, and gauges. It is my impression, that of all the...

My poor buddy lost his brand new fin in the surf today. It's the 2nd time it's happen to him this year. If you happen to find it, please give me a holler. TIA

Has anybody heard of a MRSA outbreak in the waters of South Florida?

Hi, I'm considering buying a used Scubapro F/F mask, since there's no user manual, I have a few questions about the product. First and foremost, are the mask only compatible with SP regulators? Secondly, the one I'm looking at, seems to be missing the regulator-to-mask adapter, how...

While doing some research, I came across a site that listed "The Sand Boils" as a dive spot in Hillsborough County FL. I got the coordinates, but when I looked at the location on a Google maps, it appears as if this spot has dried up, or perhaps, never was? Has anybody ever heard of this place...

Hi All, I am setting up a bp/wing for the first time and I want to loosely secure my inflator hose to my harness. I have seen this done with a small piece of bungee cord (about the size of a 1/2 dollar) but I have never seen one commercially for sale. I'd like to know if this is made or...

A 16' Great White at a Florida Beach. She was just past the surf... Impressive! :scared::scared:

You and you're buddy decided to go for a dive. You descend to your intended target and after 5 minutes of dive time, your buddy's dive computer starts making a noise. After you see him check it, you signal if everything is "okay", he in return gives you the "hands up" IDK gesture. You swim over...

Here in Florida, the state is actively promoting Lionfish control by encouraging recreational hunting. What's going on in the rest of the Caribbean? As I understand it, many, if not all Caribbean countries will not allow divers to enter the water with a spear. What methods, if any, are they...

The weather is going to be excellent tomorrow, so I'm thinking about making a trip out to the Sheridan (Gulf Coast Wreck). Is there anything I should know/do? Has anybody been in the water post-storm with a Gulf-viz report? TIA

Awhile back, my gf asked me, if wetsuits work so well in the water, then why don't people using them when dealing with the cold outside the water? Needless to say, I didn't have a good answer for her. Yesterday, I got some first hand experience of being perfectly comfortable in the water with my...

Hi Everybody, With hurricane Sandy really screwing up the Marine Forecast this weekend, it looks like the only marine dive I can possibly make, would be a shore dive on the West Coast. I've got Red Rock Reef (Boca Grande) in mind, but I've never been there, nor have I ever heard any talk...

Hi All, I'm headed up to Ginnie Spring this weekend and I'm contemplating bringing my boat. Are there any other good dive sites in the area, and if so, would they be better accessed by boat? TIA

When doing dives, do you feel more clear-headed on Nitrox than air?

Can someone please explain to me, why a diver using a gas mix of EANx, won't help reduce the susceptibility to Nitrogen Narcosis? According to Dalton's Law, it all seems very simple: less N2 into cells = less risk of getting N Narcosis. My cert. agency sights "inconclusive evidence" and...

Hi All, While towing my dive flag, my reel line is constantly is getting wrapped around the outside of the spool. Before I can untangle it, I have to play with it a few minutes and it's getting annoying. Since the spool is so full line, I've considered cutting off 20' or so of line off, in...

Greetings, Yesterday, I saw the oddest looking fish off Venice Beach. It was brown to black, about 8" to 10" long, had two, skinny legs that it used to "walk" on the bottom, and finally, wing like structures towards it's tail. At first I thought it was a flying fish (due to wing like...

As strange as that sounds, albeit second hand, I've personally have heard two different stories, told by two totally unrelated people and at different times during my own life, tell of 3rd party finding Roman Coins in Florida waters. There is no explanation but I'm not making this up. Are...

I know this a kind of vague question, but still, I have to ask. I did a Gulf of Mexico dive in S. FL yesterday and noticed a a sort of white to sort-of-opaque substance in the water. It looked stringy and was aligned vertically in the water. I came across it just off the beach in 84 F water...