DIY gummy bear from flavor west cracking tanks?

[Rev.Daniel]

I recently started making my own e-liquid, and am having some issues with the gummy bear from flavor west. I had a map tank, keyword being "had," and after using gummy bear, the tank developed a crack all the way down the side. i poured the liquid back into the bottle so it wouldn't spill and go to waste, and switched to a xxxl clear carto. as the tank lay on the counter, it got the "windshield" effect, cracks running every which way. hmmm... strange... so i got about 3 good puffs out of the xxxl carto, and set my box mod on the counter. within 10 minutes, the whole carto simply SHATTERED. it looked as if i had filled it with water and frozen it. its in about 15 small pieces now. Anyone have issues with this before?

 

[Maxine]

Hello Rev.Daniel. Welcome to the forum! I have no experience with gummy bear, but I do know that cinnamon can/will crack clear cartos - so your experience is not unheard of.

 

[Rev.Daniel]

I've heard of cinnamon cracking tanks and clear cartos, but never gummy bear. i've made a cinnamon/gummybear mix and it seems to do just fine it clear cartos, but something about the gummybear destroys it in no time flat. another issue i've had with the gummybear is after mixing with 50/50 vg/pg is an oil like beading effect. it separates and has little droplets of what appears to be oil, even though it is supposed to be oil free... what could i do to eliminate this, as i feel it might be the problem with cracking.

 

[Rev.Daniel]

i dont like this whole new memebers not being able to post threads yet, but i understand why. I'm not new to vaping, and actually been "stalking" this site for information. I would enjoy sharing the information and data i've come up with when it comes to building mods and diy liquid, but i guess that will just take time =)

 

[Maxine]

I lurked the forum for a while before I signed up, too. You're already to 4 posts... just one more and you're good to go. I DIY, but I've not run into your particular problem to be of much use. Did you e-mail whomever you bought the flavoring from?