Horizon Krixus Tank
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Delivered. Opened. Juiced. Let sit for 5 ~ 10 minutes so cotton was fully saturated. Nice... really nice. Says on head 60 to 120 watts.
Started out at 60 watts, ended up going down to 45 watts. I like a cooler vape. Not as large a cloud at 45 but flavor is very good at either.
Very little ramp up time. Maybe 1 or 1.5 seconds. That's is do'able for me. I'll set up a DNA200 tonight for Tunston & a 1 or a 1/2 second blast of watts to see if that even makes a noticeable difference. But as an initial try out I am pleased with performance & flavor. It is every bit a match to any other atty I have, RTA or rda.
Started out at 60 watts, ended up going down to 45 watts. I like a cooler vape. Not as large a cloud at 45 but flavor is very good at either.
Very little ramp up time. Maybe 1 or 1.5 seconds. That's is do'able for me. I'll set up a DNA200 tonight for Tunston & a 1 or a 1/2 second blast of watts to see if that even makes a noticeable difference. But as an initial try out I am pleased with performance & flavor. It is every bit a match to any other atty I have, RTA or rda.
I just in a pair of Freemax Starre Pro tanks(black color selected and can't complain a bit about those. FreeMax Starre Pro Sub-Ohm Tank
Found them for a price you can't beat either when grabbing a Cool Fire IV Plus 70w mod. Innokin CoolFire IV Plus - EXPRESS
The third just ordered was also black making for a nice "Stealth Vaping" combination!
But now that those were ordered guess what? Smoktech is now finally coming out with an e-pipe mod you can run sub ohm tanks on and is over 15w! Smok Guardian Pipe III 75W TC Mod
Found them for a price you can't beat either when grabbing a Cool Fire IV Plus 70w mod. Innokin CoolFire IV Plus - EXPRESS
The third just ordered was also black making for a nice "Stealth Vaping" combination!
But now that those were ordered guess what? Smoktech is now finally coming out with an e-pipe mod you can run sub ohm tanks on and is over 15w! Smok Guardian Pipe III 75W TC Mod
@Night Hawk, Nice find, this needs its own thread. Krixus should be here today.
It will still be interesting to hear the results of how this new model tank by Horizon works out. The V8 was also a consideration here but I had already been looking at the others mentioned. When the Guardian 3 comes in that will need a new tank there and why the V8 or Krixus could be an option to consider.
It performs really well. Comes down to how much cotton you wick it with of course but 80W sustained at 360F with 100VG. Can probably go higher but way too much for me. I'll let it sit overnight and see if this will leak. I did load the tungsten .csv but it vapes warmer than what I'm used to.
Here's a video.
Here's a video.
The 1/4" drill bit...brilliant! Thank you for that tip and the video @350ZMO Hoping my Krixus will be here Monday
The 1/4" drill bit...brilliant! Thank you for that tip and the video @350ZMO Hoping my Krixus will be here Monday
You're welcome.
I didn't even try the stock wicking I just took it apart to clean it. So I don't know how it will do stock. If you have a bit that is beveled or tapered on the base so the taper rests in the ceramic tube it will make sliding the wicking in easier just don't press too hard on the bit, wouldn't want to crack the ceramic. Been a few hours and it hasn't leaked so still looking good.I should probably mention a couple other things. The whole point of the Krixus I think is the ceramic coil but it can be built as a standard vertical coil with wire and the ceramic coil could be used in a cartridge for a totally different atomizer. I have made cartridges that use a single layer of 50 micron SS mesh tube as the coil...which also serves as the wick. They take 100W easy. The idea is the greatest heated surface area in contact with juice constantly. This is like that only better without worry of hot spots. But like it in that the less cotton the less insulation or isolation between heating element and juice reservoir so more heat, energy, battery is being transferred into heating the tank (juice, glass and SS) vice going into producing vapor. So less cotton means chance to leak increases and also means less efficient, hotter the tank gets, but also greater vapor production. It's kind of a double edged sword. On one hand vapor production is outstanding but the atty gets hot and that means inefficiency in terms of vapor production. But more wicking and that is abated somewhat. I hope you like it, I sure am liking mine. I'm tempted to try some Rayon next.
I think it will just be trial and error for me on getting the wicking right. I'll give the stock wrap a go when I get it, re wick time will probably find me working with cotton bacon like you. And yes, I thought about having to be very careful not to damage the ceramic with the drill bit. I'm thinking maybe a piece of dowel, sanded to a slight taper on the end. Or who knows, maybe I'll get the hang of wrapping the coil by wetting it a bit with juice, without the need for a guide piece
I got the Krixus yesterday. It is everything they say it is. It is beautifully machined. The top fill works great. The stock coils work awesome. The taste is the best I have ever had. The only cons are that it is a juice/power hog and the coils are fragile. You really have to be careful not to crack the ceramic when replacing the cotton.
Replacing the cotton is a bit of a PITA. Whatever I did I couldn't get them to work as good as the stock coils. They would keep slightly flooding and have a lot of spit back. Finally I really took a good look at the cotton that the stock coils came with. It seemed they are using the outer layers (the ones we normally toss) of the cotton. When I used the compacted outer layer of the Japanese cotton pads to wrap around the ceramic coil it vapes exactly like the stock coils and it is far easier to wrap than using the techniques shown in the videos....YMMV.
Replacing the cotton is a bit of a PITA. Whatever I did I couldn't get them to work as good as the stock coils. They would keep slightly flooding and have a lot of spit back. Finally I really took a good look at the cotton that the stock coils came with. It seemed they are using the outer layers (the ones we normally toss) of the cotton. When I used the compacted outer layer of the Japanese cotton pads to wrap around the ceramic coil it vapes exactly like the stock coils and it is far easier to wrap than using the techniques shown in the videos....YMMV.
Well, I don't what is wrong with mine but even with the heads it came with it does nothing but gurgle and flood. low watt high watt does not matter. This thing is one of the worst tanks I have bought in a long time. Maybe I got a defective one? Any suggestions on what to try maybe? I am what I would say is an advanced vaper and builder so I mean, I am not new or anything
Wow I'm sorry to hear that. My first inclination is O-rings. Make sure all the O-rings are there and not damaged. If you take the base off, look inside the chimney at the top is the o-ring there? Check the O-rings at top and bottom of tank. Check o-ring on base of cartridge.
Thanks that was the first thing I looked at and checked. They are all fine and there. Rebuilt it again and just horrible. massive gurgling and spitback. I really wanted to love this tank but until I feel like trying more tests with different widths. thickness and lengths of cotton I'm putting it away. I was a bit surprised to read that on this one tank there are no refunds or warranty of any kind. That would have been a red flag to me if I had seen it before I ordered it
I just called vapordna and asked them if they accepted returns on the Krixus and they do. Where did you get yours from?
Oh no debinv! So sorry to hear your tank isn't playing well for you. Absolutely check with your vendor!
I've been running mine for about an hour using the coil that was pre installed. Checked all o rings and tightness of connections before filling it. Just now getting the head broken in enough to start getting good flavor after a little more than half a tank of juice vaped through it. Running it at 90w on my IPV 4s. No gurgle, no leaks so far. My initial impression is good, but will take a few days before I give a thumbs up or down.
My usual vape is a Uwell Crown with the dual .5 stock coils, usually running between 50-70w.
I've been running mine for about an hour using the coil that was pre installed. Checked all o rings and tightness of connections before filling it. Just now getting the head broken in enough to start getting good flavor after a little more than half a tank of juice vaped through it. Running it at 90w on my IPV 4s. No gurgle, no leaks so far. My initial impression is good, but will take a few days before I give a thumbs up or down.
My usual vape is a Uwell Crown with the dual .5 stock coils, usually running between 50-70w.
Since that is a top filled tank does that have the Fill and Vape or on and off positions on the top ring by chance? You would need to look over the user manual included with the tank. Here I had one tank simply drain right out completely until finding I had to turn what I first thought was air holes but later found were simply indents for the on/off positions!
Once I filled it up and remembered to turn the collar to the off position after putting the top cover with drip tip back on the tanks have worked like champs. On Aspire Triton and Triton 2 tanks which are also top filled you see the Fill and Vape positions indicated with a large drop for fill and hardly can see the faint markings for the Vape position. You will want to be sure to look the manual over for something like this.
No on/off top collar on the Krixus for filling. I do close the bottom air flow collar before filling, and do the same on my Crown tanks. I have heard that it isn't necessary, but the only time I've had a tank dump juice was filling it with the bottom air flow open. Coincidence possibly?
I just got a kruxus. Not liking it. Power hog and too much air for me. I wish i had gotten a penelope instead........
I have Aerotank and Aerotank Mega tanks I simply never did find why those leaked when first bought. After setting them aside of a period of time and then pulling each one apart and putting them back together verifying everything was snug but not overtightened I never ran into it again. I couldn't the same for some old SMOK DCT tanks however! Even the improved model with a locking ring more like a washer leaked as well.
With the first Starre Pro tank that leaked out of the main air flow opening on the base as well since there was no suction to keep the ejuice from leaking out of the coil itself! That's where the leaks come from! Once the top collar on the Pro was moved to off that somehow seals everything up rock solid! With the ones all full they have now sat around for a week and haven't lost one drop since. The air flow is still great as well while the Atlantis Mega that won't take much over 35w has all the air flow you could ever use!
Those have actually been the only problem tanks as far as leaks go while the top on a Nautilus loosened up a bit will be a problem at times. As for the problem you are having not being leak related. Now for the problem of gurgling I noticed that here with the Starre Pro tanks as well as with the Scylla tank Freemax just cane out with. The first coil was pretty much useless and fortunately takes the same as the Starre tanks which was a help. The gurgling and sputtering seen first off is when the coil is brand new unused until vaped with for a bit to allow the break in time much like older cars when new had to be driven on side streets and not the highway when first off of a car lot! After that first day however the sptrtering stopped on it's own. But I am staying with premade coils despite the option to RDA these tanks
(meanwhile the base of an old SMOK Tumbler tank managed to freeze itself solid on an iTaste VV v3.0 battery)
With the first Starre Pro tank that leaked out of the main air flow opening on the base as well since there was no suction to keep the ejuice from leaking out of the coil itself! That's where the leaks come from! Once the top collar on the Pro was moved to off that somehow seals everything up rock solid! With the ones all full they have now sat around for a week and haven't lost one drop since. The air flow is still great as well while the Atlantis Mega that won't take much over 35w has all the air flow you could ever use!
Those have actually been the only problem tanks as far as leaks go while the top on a Nautilus loosened up a bit will be a problem at times. As for the problem you are having not being leak related. Now for the problem of gurgling I noticed that here with the Starre Pro tanks as well as with the Scylla tank Freemax just cane out with. The first coil was pretty much useless and fortunately takes the same as the Starre tanks which was a help. The gurgling and sputtering seen first off is when the coil is brand new unused until vaped with for a bit to allow the break in time much like older cars when new had to be driven on side streets and not the highway when first off of a car lot! After that first day however the sptrtering stopped on it's own. But I am staying with premade coils despite the option to RDA these tanks
(meanwhile the base of an old SMOK Tumbler tank managed to freeze itself solid on an iTaste VV v3.0 battery
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