Descending on my first night dive?

[SCUBASailor]

On my first night dive, I couldn't figure out why I felt so overweighted until I realized that my UK 8 cell dive light is probably 2 pounds negative. If you are properly weighted in the daytime, but still underweighted at night with a dive torch, perhaps practice and breath control, not added weight, are called for.

 

[aquaregia]

I used to add a couple pounds at night because I was more apprehensive and wasn't as comfortable with emptier lungs. Eventually I got too lazy to add the extra weight and it wasn't a problem anymore.

When I descend, I take a deep breath and dump my wing. This leaves me in about the same spot on the surface. When I exhale, I start to drop and almost immediately start inflating.