A diving cylinder scuba tank or diving tank is a gas cylinder used to store and transport the high pressure breathing gas required by a scuba set it may also be used for surface supplied diving or as decompression gas or an emergency gas supply for surface supplied diving or scuba.
Scuba diving tank sizes.
This is a benefit for some scuba divers.
There is a lot of information listed on the crown of the tank and the order in which the information is listed varies from tank to tank but the codes are standardized and easy to read if you know what to look for.
The capacity of a scuba cylinder is an important consideration.
High pressure steel scuba tanks allow up to 3442 psi to be pumped into a cylinder while low pressure steel scuba tanks can fill up to 2640 psi.
Pony or bailout bottles can range from 6 40 cubic feet.
The size and working pressure of your scuba tank can be determined by looking at the markings on the crown of your tank.
Divers direct carries 4 sizes in blue.
Divers can choose between scuba tanks manufactured from aluminum or steel.
Back mounted cylinders range from 45 130 cubic feet plus.
Cylinders provide gas to the diver through the demand valve of a diving regulator or the breathing loop of a.
Smaller than an aluminum tank of the same capacity a steel scuba tank is a more compact air supply solution a fact that becomes doubly important for twin tank setups.
How to choose the best scuba tanks size.
There is no perfect size tank for all diving types and all divers.