DS125 and Stix arms

[PermanentlyNarced]

I have a DS125 strobe and plan to purchase Stix arms to help make my rig neutral. My problem is that I don't know how many floats I need to make this happen. The DS125 weighs 2.75lb on land but I don't know what that relates to in the water.

I have an Ike housing that is positive by itself in the water so I know that will reduce the number and size of Stix floats that I need. I plan to get the strobe close to neutral, but slightly neg, then fine tune from there by removing or shaving the floats. I just don't want to order a bunch more floats than what I will eventually need.

 

[AussieByron]

I dont know if this will help but I use two ULCS 8 inch bouyancy arms for my DS125 and I am very happy with the weight of it. Maybe the cost of these arms might be close to being the same as the stix and look more professional.

Regards Mark

 

[skynscuba]

The DS125 weighs 2.75lb on land but I don't know what that relates to in the water.

The DS125 is 0.31 pounds underwater, according to Underwater Strobe Comparison Guide - Digital Diver Network

Get a fish scale, put your setup together, and hang it in a barrel or pool to see what it weighs underwater.