Poseidon Cyklon 5000 / Cyklon 300

[Marcel333]

Hi everyone.

I was wondering how many people still dive with the Cyklon 5000 and/or Cyklon 300 and what your configurations are for them? i.e Stage bottles, primary, secondary, slings.

I'd like to know as I picked up 3 Cyklon 300 regs for an absolute steal. I got them mostly because the second stages are basically identical to the Cyklon 5000 and having a few spare is always a good thing, but was wondering if the 300 First stages are any good?

 

[tbone1004]

they aren't well balanced, they usually have metric ports which require adapters, etc. I see them used most for oxygen and suit inflation bottles, and for any surface dedicated use *i.e. tire filling*.
Second stages are fine, just annoying because of the non-standard hoses and the expense of getting adapters as omniswivel is the only one who has them. Taiwan knocked off the Jetstream/Xstream hose adapters years ago so they're incredibly cheap, but the Cyklons are still unique.

If they're used for normal diving, the Cyklons are usually found in sump diving due to being incredibly forgiving to adverse conditions

 

[Marcel333]

they aren't well balanced, they usually have metric ports which require adapters, etc. I see them used most for oxygen and suit inflation bottles, and for any surface dedicated use *i.e. tire filling*.
Second stages are fine, just annoying because of the non-standard hoses and the expense of getting adapters as omniswivel is the only one who has them. Taiwan knocked off the Jetstream/Xstream hose adapters years ago so they're incredibly cheap, but the Cyklons are still unique.

If they're used for normal diving, the Cyklons are usually found in sump diving due to being incredibly forgiving to adverse conditions

Interesting. I haven't found the metric ports to be an issue yet, that might be because Metric is the standard where I live.

 

[northernone]

I've seen them used in horrible conditions and behave well. Don't own any myself, borrowed one a couple times.

 

[Marcel333]

I've seen them used in horrible conditions and behave well. Don't own any myself, borrowed one a couple times.

Hi @northernone , thanks for the input. Where you referring to the 5000 or 300?

 

[tbone1004]

Hi @northernone , thanks for the input. Where you referring to the 5000 or 300?

the second stages are basically identical with one being plastic, the other metal. The important part is how easy it is to clear them of mud/muck etc. and how stupidly simple they are.

 

[Marcel333]

the second stages are basically identical with one being plastic, the other metal. The important part is how easy it is to clear them of mud/muck etc. and how stupidly simple they are.

Yeah, them being identical is one of the reason I bought 3 today. But I was wondering if the first stages were going to be good for anything or if I should use them for something other than diving

 

[northernone]

Hi @northernone , thanks for the input. Where you referring to the 5000 or 300?

Here's a great discussion about them:
Poseidon Cyklon 5000 vs Cyklon 300

Handful of dives on the 300 and two dives on the 5000. Think septic/floodwater conditions.

 

[tbone1004]

Yeah, them being identical is one of the reason I bought 3 today. But I was wondering if the first stages were going to be good for anything or if I should use them for something other than diving

there's nothing wrong with them, they were used for a very long time in a lot of very nasty conditions and are still used by a lot of sump divers. Just not the highest performing first stages out there since the design has actually been meaningfully improved on over the last 50 years

 

[Marcel333]

Here's a great discussion about them:
Poseidon Cyklon 5000 vs Cyklon 300

Handful of dives on the 300 and two dives on the 5000. Think septic/floodwater conditions.

Slim pickings there in Canada if you had to dive in those conditions
Thanks for the link