I am putting together a matrix for balancing different size steel tanks with various wetsuit thickness for scuba travel. A common configuration for hundreds of my dives was a 5 mm suit, 8# plate, 2# lead and a steel 100 cf tank. I now have a 2# travel plate that I have used with a 3 mm suit and a 100 cf tank although it was a few pounds negative. I have also used my 8# plate with a 7 mm semi and a steel 120 cf with 8-10# of lead.
Aside from the "no steel with wetsuits dogma" are there any common configurations or rules of thumb for tank size vs suit thickness?
Aside from the "no steel with wetsuits dogma" are there any common configurations or rules of thumb for tank size vs suit thickness?