Buying used AL80 cylinder?

[MattMc3223]

Hey all, I am a fairly new diver ( and am new to the website) and I am still learning about everything about diving and the gear. I’m looking to buy two used AL80 tanks. I found a guy on FB marketplace selling tanks. Both tanks are under the current hyrdo VIP and O2 clean for nitrox. They looks from the outside good, but they were manufactured in 2005. Should I be worried about the age? I will also be using the tanks for Nitrox. Thank you!

 

[boulderjohn]

The age should not be an issue, but it might. You may occasionally still find shops with a bogus rule forbidding filling aluminum tanks more than 20 years old, but those are pretty rare. If that happens, just take it to another shop.