Dive Number: 199 16/10/11 16.53, The Pipeline
Wind: 15knot westerlies
Tide: high tide at Geelong
Conditions: overcast, windy but flat at st leonards.
Visibilty: 6m
Water Temp: 14.8c
Bottom Time: 99minutes
Max Depth: 4.1m
Air usage: 70bar/1000psi
SAC: ???? litres/min
Details: I’d wanted to get another dive in at this location for a while, but the lure of Ocean dives had kept me away. The area was nice and quiet (no jetskis) so it was a good opportunity to check it out again. This was a really enjoyable dive…some nice sponge growth under the pipelines, and many rays hanging out underneath. The tops are dominated by kelp and home to lots of filter feeding ascidians. Between the pipelines where thousands of tiny shrimp forming clouds in the water. A decorator crab out in the open was a big highlight, and no fish seemed to be stuck in the inlet filters this time.
Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm , SS200/SS400 Strobe
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