Anyone go SCUBA diving?

maxpayne_lhp · 06-30-2005, 02:46 AM

Yup, hellO!
So I think I'll make another trip in Vietnam before goin' Some of the my dad's friends(they're the Vietnamese that live in the states) will come here in the beginning of Jul and I may join with them for a trip to some islands near Nha Trang. I was there once but I only had snorkel at my disposal that time but still, I could enjoy the beauty of the reef there. about 100 km away from the bank lays shallow zones (only about 1m deep) and go further more away from the back there're great diving spaces with the marince fish as well as other creatures. It's a really cool place for scuba diving.
I wonder if any of you have experiences with scuba diving. Please tell me. About the gear. I think I gotta rent it though it's costy ( Ouch costs me several bucks for an hour) but I think it's worth.
So any idea?

Thanks.

fishfreaks · 06-30-2005, 05:27 AM

i have never been, but want to!! enjoy yourself

**Osiris** · 06-30-2005, 07:25 AM

We will be going to Florida for christmas this year and i so cannot wait to see the reef's and everything, am going to have to get a underwater cam before going as well(hmm b-day coming up lol) I can only imagine how beautiful it must be under there.

**Baby_Baby** · 06-30-2005, 10:45 AM

well i can't now, cuz i live in oklahoma (BUMMER!) but i did when i lived in hawaii. its very very fun! snorkeling is fun too. aw, man now i wanna go back to hawaii....

fishboy · 06-30-2005, 11:42 AM

i snorkled in hawaii but that sas close as i got

Pareeeee · 06-30-2005, 12:19 PM

I took a beginner's Scuba course once a few months ago. It was reallllly fun, just in a huge swimming pool though

Would love to go sea diving

**Baby_Baby** · 06-30-2005, 12:39 PM

oh. there are so many little fishies! aw they're so cute! I was chased by an eel one time, ya that was really scary.

**TheOldSalt** · 06-30-2005, 12:55 PM

I'm a diver. What do you want to know?

Scuba Kid · 06-30-2005, 07:17 PM

I scuba. hence the name: SCUBA KID!

**Osiris** · 06-30-2005, 07:21 PM

scuba so can u catch cool SW fishies for me and send them my way?

Scuba Kid · 06-30-2005, 07:29 PM

NO! tHEY'RE ALL MINE! MUA HAHAHA!

i could MP but they're mostely northern fish but in the summer some tropicals (mostely babies) come up from the gulf of mexico and i catch some. this will be my third year of trying to raise baby spotfin butterfly fish. and i know i will succeed! ive caught a filefish and many spotfins and a bicolor damselfish. hwoever, a book i has says that highhats and triggers also come up this way.

(little note: im not taking wild fish and killing them by trying to raise the butterflies because they die when late fall hits. they cant get back to tropical waters. just didnt want to seem like a fish killer)

maxpayne_lhp · 06-30-2005, 08:55 PM

Well he he thanks...
For the OldSalt and Scuba Kid... do you buy the equipment yourself or you rent? Well what to say? Well, is diving really hard? where can I learn the hadn signal?
Thanks,,,

**Baby_Baby** · 06-30-2005, 09:04 PM

hand signals u can learn from a book. i still remember some

**fish_doc** · 06-30-2005, 10:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maxpayne_lhp

I wonder if any of you have experiences with scuba diving. Please tell me. About the gear.

The closest I have come is to stick my head in my fishtank. No gear necessary.

**TheOldSalt** · 06-30-2005, 11:06 PM

Scuba Kid, the Spotfins will survive if you feed them live blackworms and chopped up aiptasia anemones.

I own my equipment.

Diving isn't hard at all. It's just a matter of paying attention.

maxpayne_lhp · 07-01-2005, 04:17 AM

lol@ fish_doc... a ha ha ha
Well OldSalt, if it's ok to ask. Does it cost you an arm and a leg and do you need to spend for improvements, 'upgrades' later?
Thanks

Scuba Kid · 07-01-2005, 09:01 AM

i rent my gear.

Oldsalt:
are anemones neccesary in their diet? id assume that this would become and expensive food....

also, these spotfins are dime sized. will they be able to handle blackworms?

elmaxxx · 07-01-2005, 09:15 AM

come dive in mediterranean my advice =0)

**TheOldSalt** · 07-01-2005, 01:51 PM

Well, SCUBA gear is not cheap. As it happens, yes, you have to buy more stuff later, since your airtank only lasts a few years, and your BC will eventually wear out, and valves get corroded. However, this stuff will last for a pretty good while, so it's not that big a problem.
As for upgrades and improvements, well, if you WANT them, you can buy them. You don't NEED them though. A regulator, a BC, a tank, and you're good to go.

Scubakid, those little brown aiptasia anemones are usually easy to get for free, since they're considered an aquarium pest. Just hit the LFS on new rock day with a pair of scissors. It's also possible to set up a tank just for growing them in great number. As for the blackworms, just chop them up into little tiny bits. The fish will eat them much more readily anyway when they can smell their yummy innards.
Please note that the worms will NOT sustain them forever. They will need anemones and anything else you can get them to eat. It will take several months before they decide to eat "fishfood" assuming that they EVER do.

Jonno · 07-01-2005, 05:00 PM

I have been diving for a year now, if you want to know anything i would be pleased to help !

06-30-2005, 02:46 AM	#1
maxpayne_lhp Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: West Michigan Age: 20 Posts: 2,174	Anyone go SCUBA diving? Yup, hellO! So I think I'll make another trip in Vietnam before goin' Some of the my dad's friends(they're the Vietnamese that live in the states) will come here in the beginning of Jul and I may join with them for a trip to some islands near Nha Trang. I was there once but I only had snorkel at my disposal that time but still, I could enjoy the beauty of the reef there. about 100 km away from the bank lays shallow zones (only about 1m deep) and go further more away from the back there're great diving spaces with the marince fish as well as other creatures. It's a really cool place for scuba diving. I wonder if any of you have experiences with scuba diving. Please tell me. About the gear. I think I gotta rent it though it's costy ( Ouch costs me several bucks for an hour) but I think it's worth. So any idea? Thanks. __________________ ~Nam Nguyen~

06-30-2005, 05:27 AM	#2
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06-30-2005, 07:25 AM	#3
Osiris Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 25 Posts: 3,816	We will be going to Florida for christmas this year and i so cannot wait to see the reef's and everything, am going to have to get a underwater cam before going as well(hmm b-day coming up lol) I can only imagine how beautiful it must be under there. __________________ Reality is for people who can't handle Science-Fiction

06-30-2005, 10:45 AM	#4
Baby_Baby Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Tulsa Posts: 3,806 Blog Entries: 1	well i can't now, cuz i live in oklahoma (BUMMER!) but i did when i lived in hawaii. its very very fun! snorkeling is fun too. aw, man now i wanna go back to hawaii.... __________________ "By avoiding the very thing you despise the most, by trying to be "different" by striving to be so "unique", you've become the sole and center of all that you held so high on the pedestal of disgusting mortality deemed society."

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Pareeeee Stargate Fan! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada, EH! Age: 21 Posts: 353	I took a beginner's Scuba course once a few months ago. It was reallllly fun, just in a huge swimming pool though Would love to go sea diving __________________ Pareeeeee ><((((º> -------------- Please Visit my site! --------------- My Critters: FW 33gal heavily planted and overstocked Blue, a lonely male killer melanochromis in a 5gal... Auzzie, a lazy Bearded dragon gal Pepper and Little Missy - my two cutest ratties in the world.

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Baby_Baby Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Tulsa Posts: 3,806 Blog Entries: 1	oh. there are so many little fishies! aw they're so cute! I was chased by an eel one time, ya that was really scary. __________________ "By avoiding the very thing you despise the most, by trying to be "different" by striving to be so "unique", you've become the sole and center of all that you held so high on the pedestal of disgusting mortality deemed society."

06-30-2005, 12:55 PM	#8
TheOldSalt Darth Ichthyos Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,471	I'm a diver. What do you want to know?

06-30-2005, 07:17 PM	#9
Scuba Kid Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: RI Age: 18 Posts: 4,225	I scuba. hence the name: SCUBA KID! __________________ Current setups: 1800 gallon koi pond, 10 gallon planted, 150 gallon reef, other FOWLR tanks

06-30-2005, 07:21 PM	#10
Osiris Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 25 Posts: 3,816	scuba so can u catch cool SW fishies for me and send them my way? __________________ Reality is for people who can't handle Science-Fiction

06-30-2005, 07:29 PM	#11
Scuba Kid Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: RI Age: 18 Posts: 4,225	NO! tHEY'RE ALL MINE! MUA HAHAHA! i could MP but they're mostely northern fish but in the summer some tropicals (mostely babies) come up from the gulf of mexico and i catch some. this will be my third year of trying to raise baby spotfin butterfly fish. and i know i will succeed! ive caught a filefish and many spotfins and a bicolor damselfish. hwoever, a book i has says that highhats and triggers also come up this way. (little note: im not taking wild fish and killing them by trying to raise the butterflies because they die when late fall hits. they cant get back to tropical waters. just didnt want to seem like a fish killer) __________________ Current setups: 1800 gallon koi pond, 10 gallon planted, 150 gallon reef, other FOWLR tanks

06-30-2005, 08:55 PM	#12
maxpayne_lhp Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: West Michigan Age: 20 Posts: 2,174	Well he he thanks... For the OldSalt and Scuba Kid... do you buy the equipment yourself or you rent? Well what to say? Well, is diving really hard? where can I learn the hadn signal? Thanks,,, __________________ ~Nam Nguyen~

06-30-2005, 09:04 PM	#13
Baby_Baby Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Tulsa Posts: 3,806 Blog Entries: 1	hand signals u can learn from a book. i still remember some __________________ "By avoiding the very thing you despise the most, by trying to be "different" by striving to be so "unique", you've become the sole and center of all that you held so high on the pedestal of disgusting mortality deemed society."

06-30-2005, 11:06 PM	#15
TheOldSalt Darth Ichthyos Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,471	Scuba Kid, the Spotfins will survive if you feed them live blackworms and chopped up aiptasia anemones. I own my equipment. Diving isn't hard at all. It's just a matter of paying attention.

07-01-2005, 04:17 AM	#16
maxpayne_lhp Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: West Michigan Age: 20 Posts: 2,174	lol@ fish_doc... a ha ha ha Well OldSalt, if it's ok to ask. Does it cost you an arm and a leg and do you need to spend for improvements, 'upgrades' later? Thanks __________________ ~Nam Nguyen~

07-01-2005, 09:01 AM	#17
Scuba Kid Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: RI Age: 18 Posts: 4,225	i rent my gear. Oldsalt: are anemones neccesary in their diet? id assume that this would become and expensive food.... also, these spotfins are dime sized. will they be able to handle blackworms? __________________ Current setups: 1800 gallon koi pond, 10 gallon planted, 150 gallon reef, other FOWLR tanks

07-01-2005, 09:15 AM	#18
elmaxxx Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Age: 28 Posts: 9	come dive in mediterranean my advice =0)

07-01-2005, 01:51 PM	#19
TheOldSalt Darth Ichthyos Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,471	Well, SCUBA gear is not cheap. As it happens, yes, you have to buy more stuff later, since your airtank only lasts a few years, and your BC will eventually wear out, and valves get corroded. However, this stuff will last for a pretty good while, so it's not that big a problem. As for upgrades and improvements, well, if you WANT them, you can buy them. You don't NEED them though. A regulator, a BC, a tank, and you're good to go. Scubakid, those little brown aiptasia anemones are usually easy to get for free, since they're considered an aquarium pest. Just hit the LFS on new rock day with a pair of scissors. It's also possible to set up a tank just for growing them in great number. As for the blackworms, just chop them up into little tiny bits. The fish will eat them much more readily anyway when they can smell their yummy innards. Please note that the worms will NOT sustain them forever. They will need anemones and anything else you can get them to eat. It will take several months before they decide to eat "fishfood" assuming that they EVER do.

07-01-2005, 05:00 PM	#20
Jonno Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Devon, UK Age: 20 Posts: 511	I have been diving for a year now, if you want to know anything i would be pleased to help !

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