Are tanks interchangeable? What will work on Skystar mod?

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I haven't quite gotten that far but I watch DJLSBvapes on youtube and one that he likes is the Footoon Aqua Reboot RTA. If you have recommendations it would be appreciated, as I appreciate your reply here, thanks!
Buy something cheap with a velocity deck. Get a tool kit. Start out with basic single wire coils... Use An Ohm Meter! Double check for shorts when you put your atty together. Watch lots of tutorials. Wicking is frequently harder to do right than wrapping a coil. Good luck and enjoy.
Edit: for an rta you're going to see a lot of decks, velocity style would not be my choice for an rta. I was thinking rda.
 

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Tanks and mods are pretty interchangeable these days, as long as they have the 510 connection and etc.

The only problem you may run into (depending on tank/mod) is that some mods offer more wattage ranges, and you don't want a tank that requires so much wattage your mod won't support it well, causing poor battery life. Since you have an RTA, you can build at different resistances, so that may not be as much of an issue.

It's hard to give a recommendation for an RTA (although I'm sure we'll try) without quite knowing what you are looking for... single or dual coil? Set up more like a sub0hm tank with wide airflow and wide bore drip tip, or something more flavor oriented, to be run at less wattage, with a higher resistance coil and etc.

There are some good standouts in almost every category, but having some idea of what you are shooting for can be useful and etc.

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Buy something cheap with a velocity deck. Get a tool kit. Start out with basic single wire coils... Use An Ohm Meter! Double check for shorts when you put your atty together. Watch lots of tutorials. Wicking is frequently harder to do right than wrapping a coil. Good luck and enjoy.
Edit: for an rta you're going to see a lot of decks, velocity style would not be my choice for an rta. I was thinking rda.
Great suggestions! Thank you so much!
 

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Tanks and mods are pretty interchangeable these days, as long as they have the 510 connection and etc.

The only problem you may run into (depending on tank/mod) is that some mods offer more wattage ranges, and you don't want a tank that requires so much wattage your mod won't support it well, causing poor battery life. Since you have an RTA, you can build at different resistances, so that may not be as much of an issue.

It's hard to give a recommendation for an RTA (although I'm sure we'll try) without quite knowing what you are looking for... single or dual coil? Set up more like a sub0hm tank with wide airflow and wide bore drip tip, or something more flavor oriented, to be run at less wattage, with a higher resistance coil and etc.

There are some good standouts in almost every category, but having some idea of what you are shooting for can be useful and etc.

Anna
My mod goes up to 200 watts and I'm firmly at 60 so I don't think wattage will be a problem, but it's something to think about. So are all the other things you mention. I should probably get a relatively simple-build deck, and I'd like to go for flavor. Also I think I should avoid winding my own coils at first and stick with pre-wound ones (not sure of the terminology, sorry). 120 days smoke free!
 

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A single coil build deck is a great place to start. Your wattage kind of puts you on the low end of sub0hm, what resistance is your drop in coil and do you like the coil? Normally, I might suggest a single coil deck Engine, but I believe they have been discontinued. I'm not a great person to give you suggestions because I vape most of my (mouth to lung RTAs) around 14 watts. I can tell you what might work, inexpensively, as it's sort of a crossover tank, perhaps a Hussar Coppervape clone (they really aren't expensive and are said to be as good as the original) I got mine from 3FVape and used an airflow reducer (but without one, it's more of a cloudy, airier vape) that might be an option. There are many, many others but I will leave those to the more sub0hm folks who will do a much better job with helping you out. Good luck,

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My mod goes up to 200 watts and I'm firmly at 60 so I don't think wattage will be a problem, but it's something to think about. So are all the other things you mention. I should probably get a relatively simple-build deck, and I'd like to go for flavor. Also I think I should avoid winding my own coils at first and stick with pre-wound ones (not sure of the terminology, sorry). 120 days smoke free!
Starting with pre wrapped coils whatever you want to call them is a good idea but you still want to know what to go for buying them to start out. It's not hard to install a lot of the big fancy clapton and alien coils but they usually need tweaking to get rid of hot spots and can give you some trouble sometimes. You can find single wire microcoils out there and they are easy to work with. I started building with wire and a jig that came with a coilmaster kit while installing prewrapped 24gauge 8 wrap with 2.5 inner diameter dual coils in a velocity clone.
 

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I was planning on getting a coilmaster set. This is getting complicated, thank you for pointing out all of this information. This community is very kind and helpful.
The kit covers any tools you need and gives you some basic materials to learn to build with. It's a good investment. I still use it. Things look complicated to start but don't be intimidated, it's not that hard. Just bone up on knowledge and get advice.
 
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