I’m just starting and all the info on AL80 really helps to explain a lot of the buoyancy problems I was having this weekend. I would have fairly good trim throughout the dives and I was able to really control myself by just my breathing and not adding/removing air to the BS. But when it was time for the safety stop, I had such a hard time staying between 15-17’.
I carry 6lbs of weight, 2-two lbs by the tank and 2-one lbs in the pockets on my side. From the sound of it, I could get a Steel 80-100 tank and that might be perfect. A guy I was diving with yesterday had a short fat SL95. It didn’t really feel much heavy than the AL80 when I unloaded them from the truck.