How long can you leave a filled carto tank untouched.

[STLJohnny]

I recently made the switch from bcc to tanks. I never had an issue running 10 bcc's and letting a certain juice sit for a week or two.
Im wondering realistically how many tanks I should fill if Im not going to keep it running consistently.
Will they dry up over so may days or weeks? Then I go to take a pull and its like I never even primed it.

Thanks!

 

[State O' Flux]

I've let a filled tank with new 45mm Boge carto go for about 9 days (standing on end)... the wicking material wasn't soaked, and it worked fine.

I think IMO, if you were to drop the tank in a film can or some other sealed container or other method of sealing (carto condoms, whatever), it might be good to go indefinitely.

 

[steeledragon78]

ive been doing something similar to the film canister method above, i put the rubber end cap from the mouth end of a boge carto in and then stuff that with the little nail looking piece from the threaded end condom and store the tank upside down, had very little gravity leakage, but it only sat for 2 weeks.

 

[State O' Flux]

Yep... anything that will seal one up. I was staring at old pill bottles this morning. ;-)

 

[stillnotsmoking]

They should be good for some time, just be sure to store them properly like you would a bottle of juice (cool, dark, dry) and make sure they are sealed. Carto condoms are a good idea.

 

[poof]

I was stupid and left a dozen DCTs (and one BCC tank) full and lying around while I was away from home for a month. The cartos actually fired decently for a little while, but they'd gotten all gunked up while they weren't in use. The BCC was flooded, I assume juice leached in through the wick over time.
The suggestions in this thread seem solid- sealing the tank in something airtight might help preserve it for longer.