By FLTEKDIVER from Melbourne, Florida on 1/22/2008

These tanks are not hot dip galvanzied like the XS or Sea-pearls. When you chip the paint, the rust right away. I had mine near 4 months all ready, and I can't belive how fast they rust.
I wash them down everytime, and having three sets of doubles, from XS and PST, I never had any rusting issues. These tanks will not last long if used in salt water. Save your money, and go buy the XS Worthingtons or the PST, Or Sea pearls. Take it from a experianced rebreather, cave diver.

By Don Wray from North Mississippi on 8/10/2007

Excellent value vs. AL100. More life expectency.

By Mike from USA on 8/7/2007

This is a great tank. It's similar to the AL80 in size and weight, but is about 4 pounds more negative which allows you to take weight off your belt.I would buy this tank again in a heartbeat.A few things to know about this tank before buying.1.) Though Faber/Blue Steel advertises that this tank comes O2 clean, the tanks we got were filthy inside. Replacement tanks still had grease residue in the threads. So the tanks are NOT O2 clean, even if they say they are.2.) [...]ships the tank valve in a plastic bag "loose" inside the tank box. The valve bounces around during shipment and chipped the paint on the neck of one of our tanks. 3.) tank comes with a San-o-Sub valve labeled as a Blue Steel Brand. It's not as deep in threads as a Thermo Pro Valve is, so you can't use a brass DIN filler insert made for 300 bar valves. Still seems to be an Ok valve though. So inspect your tank upon receipt for the above first two issues before using it to dive with.I hope this information is helpful to everyone.

By Tim Reef Research Team from West Palm Beach, FL on 4/24/2007

Great tank with 25% more air than an 80 and 6 lbs. less weight

My Faber tanks are having major issues with rust on the outside. any nick or scratch ends up having major rust issues. Hot Dip Galvanized cylinders, like the ones from XS Scuba & Sea Pearls are much better and have a Lifetime Guarantee. Alos, the boot on this cylinder traps water and the valve is way clunky and ugly. I bought the wrong ones I guess...

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By CricketHF from Jupiter, FL on 10/25/2006

The 100's have given me more bottom time. The adaptor to convert from DIN to yoke stripped when we tried to remove it and I had to buy an entire new valve[...] . Either leave it as yoke or don't put in the adapter. It is very soft and easily strips

Nice finish, great quality, perfect boyancy.