Getting scuba certified

[Nu-Nu the eel]

Hey guys! As a gift for doing well in school this past year, my parents have offered to get myself, brother, and sister scuba certified we have gone scuba diving once before in hawaii and it was amazing, the best experience ever! We saw so much wildlife, and now that i have a greater knowledge of saltwater life, i think it will be even more fun for me!

Anyways, i will be diving in California and off the coast near Catalina. I was wondering if anyone knew of cool fish/corals/any type if life i will see down there!

If you also like to scuba dive, please chime in and tell me how you like it! thanks!

 

[TankMan]

I've been scuba diving since I was 12. (I know it's only been 5 years) but you really do see a lot!! It's a lot of fun. Not too many anemones though. You'd have to go far for that.

 

[TankMan]

My favorite are the loggerheads

 

[Nu-Nu the eel]

Wow man thats awesome where do you dive? How deep do you generally go?

 

[TankMan]

Ive been diving in Palm Beach Fl, Turks & Caicos, curaçao, Bonaire (the best IMO), and the keys. Really it depends (obviously where you go) for depth. In Florida I usually max at 50, where as curaçao I've been at 96ft. The best are wall dives. You're going to have a blast man! Great for fish tankers. Lol

 

[Nu-Nu the eel]

Haha cool! I really want to research the fish i will see there so i can feel smart when i see them! Haha! The max i went in hawaii was 60 feet... But we were only allowed to go 40... Haha

I assume catalina gobys live in catalina. Haha other then that im not sure

 

[MrPillow]

I had to do it in college as part of some job requirements, but theres only so much brown water I care to look at on the Texas coast. I gave it up shortly thereafter.

 

[Nu-Nu the eel]

Thats a shame... I guess we will be going to catalina alot this summer

Does anyone know of the species of fish we will see there???

 

[Nu-Nu the eel]

Hey guys i went scuba diving for my certification class today we saw some GREAT stuff! It was so fun.... We are going to bring our gopro tomorrow (we are going again for the class) and hopefully my brother and i can create a cool little video for yall to watch

 

[Bearchumjs]

Hey guys i went scuba diving for my certification class today we saw some GREAT stuff! It was so fun.... We are going to bring our gopro tomorrow (we are going again for the class) and hopefully my brother and i can create a cool little video for yall to watch

that's awesome! I'm scuba certified but can't dive now due to no babysitter. It was so much fun though! My first check out dive was in the puget sound- very cold water! I didn't realize I was "gulping air" into my stomach. It didn't take too long before I felt like I was getting sea sick and had to stop diving because I was not going to throw up through my regulator. That would have been disgusting. But you are in CA! Nice warm water compared to here in WA!

... I have a Sherwood CQR-2 BCD size XL for sale... I've used it twice.... It has an integrated weight system....

 

[emerald76]

My family runs a dive certification business. Teaching, certifying, dive trips, etc. It's amazing

 

[Gboy66]

My family runs a dive certification business. Teaching, certifying, dive trips, etc. It's amazing

Wow! Thats really cool! So, i guess youve been diving forever right?

 

[emerald76]

Wow! Thats really cool! So, i guess youve been diving forever right?

Nope. Haven't found the time to get certified- in a year or so I probably will

 

[Bearchumjs]

How was the diving? Are you officially certified yet?

 

[Gboy66]

Weird! I thought you would be an expert!!

Bear, going well! Not certified yet tho...the instructor is kinda a flake. We only need to do 1 more dive. The day we WERE there, and about to do the last one, but he was scared of the larger waves. Psh..Jack and i welcome big sets with welcome arms!! But, i guess not everyone is like that...hmm...

 

[Bearchumjs]

Weird! I thought you would be an expert!!

Bear, going well! Not certified yet tho...the instructor is kinda a flake. We only need to do 1 more dive. The day we WERE there, and about to do the last one, but he was scared of the larger waves. Psh..Jack and i welcome big sets with welcome arms!! But, i guess not everyone is like that...hmm...

Better to be safe with super novice divers. I hope you get your last dive soon!

 

[Gboy66]

Better to be safe with super novice divers. I hope you get your last dive soon!

Hahaha, i think he was scared himself

But ya, prob smarter just to delay

 

[Gboy66]

Everyone stay tuned for our scuba video..almost done with it.

Ill make a new thread for it in the Aquaria: off topic section i think.

Would that be the proper place for it? Or watering hole?

 

[Bearchumjs]

Everyone stay tuned for our scuba video..almost done with it.

Ill make a new thread for it in the Aquaria: off topic section i think.

Would that be the proper place for it? Or watering hole?

Watering hole is always a safe choice!

 

[Gboy66]

Watering hole is always a safe choice!

Awesome ill just post it there! Thanks