The tank in this case was small pool/room and not a capsule style tank.

After showering and putting in the foam ear plugs I stepped through a small door from the shower and into the tank. For the first 5 minutes some relaxing music was playing, it reminded me if traditional Chinese music but I don’t really know if it was. After 5 minutes the music switched off and the light in the shower area also switched off leaving me in complete darkness.

The solution I was floating in was made up of 200lb of water & 1000lb of Epsom salts. The solution is kept at skin temperature. This was slightly disconcerting as there was no real sensation like you get with a bath or swimming pool.

The first feeling I did get was that I was slowly drifting to my left, head first. It got to the point where I felt as though I was at 45 degrees to where I had started. This was obviously not possible due to the width of the room being 4 feet wide and me being 5 foot 10 inches tall.

I did manage to relax and “shut off” for periods which was good as it is something I have great difficulty doing.

The float in silence and complete darkness lasted 40 minutes then the music came back on.

I have another voucher for the tank and it will be interesting to see what it is like when I an not thinking about the experience and relax fully.