DFB or VIPDiving for air package

[scubadada]

Hi @FlaParrotHead

Do air and nitrox cost the same?

 

[Trailboss123]

Hi @FlaParrotHead

Do air and nitrox cost the same?

According to the their website, VIP charges the same for Air and Nitrox, but @FlaParrotHead should be able to confirm.
Air package (tanks) - VIP Diving Bonaire

 

[scubadada]

According to the their website, VIP charges the same for Air and Nitrox, but @FlaParrotHead should be able to confirm.
Air package (tanks) - VIP Diving Bonaire

Thanks, I saw that, was just wondering if it worked the same way for fill cards as it does for their tank packages. The cost per tank on the fill card is really reasonable

 

[tkaelin]

What am I missing?

Wow, that is big open ender but all kidding aside you are missing at least one of the two points. Specs aside I can tell you from experience that 63s are lighter and don't require any more weight and that in fact their buoyancy characteristics out perform 80s. Hundreds of dive where my weight is always the same (say 8lbs) and I can switch and mix and match 63s and 80s all day and not require any weight change. The only thing I do notice is the 80 is more buoyant at the end of the dive. You can choose to try my suggestion or ignore the suggestion. That is up to you.

Because your reply was spec based despite my suggestion, the specs for Catalina 63s vs. 80s that I see show that the 63 is both lighter in weight and has LESS positive buoyancy both when full and when empty.

From Catalina
RT # WATER CAPACITY DIAMETER LENGTH WEIGHT BUOYANCY LBS
capacity cu ft* cu in lbs liters in mm in mm lbs kgs full 500 psi empty
S80 678 24.5 11.1 7.25 184.2 25.9 658 31.3 14.2 -1.6 2.8 4.1
S63 552 19.9 9 7.25 184.2 21.7 551 26.9 12.2 -2.8 0.7 1.8

The 80 is positive at 4.1 empty where the 63 is only 1.8 so you would need more weight at the end of dive for an 80 than a 63. The 63 is also less buoyant at the beginning of the dive again so arguable you would not require as much wt in the beginning. The 4.1 is buoyancy for the Catalina 80 and that is a positive number. The 1.8 for the 63 is still positive but less so.

The numbers are roughly the same for Luxer with the 80s having MORE positive buoyancy at the end of the dive than the 63s.

Sources
SCUBA | High Pressure Aluminum Gas Cylinders | Composite Cylinders
L6X aluminium SCUBA cylinders

Again I was just offering a suggestion based my experience that works well for me. If you are happy lugging on every dive, 4-5/day/6 days a week 80s (or as the original post inquired 100s) more power to you.

 

[Diver-6873]

Hi @FlaParrotHead

Do air and nitrox cost the same?

Same price ... air or Nitrox.

 

[Pyro_]

Well my choice pretty much became a no brainer. Ended up renting a place at hamlet oasis literally right next door to dive friends so that combines with the discount for going with them since I am staying there makes it a real easy choice

 

[tkaelin]

Enjoy your trip and post a report with some pics.

 

[Diver-6873]

Well my choice pretty much became a no brainer. Ended up renting a place at hamlet oasis literally right next door to dive friends so that combines with the discount for going with them since I am staying there makes it a real easy choice

Great dive site right there at your place called The Cliff... head north or south (to the “Cliff”), great site in both directions. Simple navigation with a pipe running from the shore entrance out to about 12mtr+.

 

[Trailboss123]

Well my choice pretty much became a no brainer. Ended up renting a place at hamlet oasis literally right next door to dive friends so that combines with the discount for going with them since I am staying there makes it a real easy choice

Great choice and I know exactly where you are staying. Great house reef for you. The actual Cliff Wall starts at about 30-35 feet and will be left/south of your entry point. Drop down to 30-35 feet and in about 5 minutes or so you will hit it. It is about 20-25 feet vertical with all sorts of nooks and crannies- lots of eels. From the base of the vertical part of the wall, it slopes down to the sand and bottoms out at 105 feet. Very pretty to drop down and look back up at the wall and the surface. Enjoy!