I KNEW I shouldn’t buy a bubble glass tank

[bombastinator]

so I bought the Solomon 2 rdt/rdta and liked it a lot. The only problems it had were some fairly fine screw threading that requires a touch of care not to cross thread. On the whole a fantastic tank. Then I dropped it. Of course the glass shattered. Bubble glass tanks always break. Just buy more glass, right? Wrong. Like all bubble tanks the glass is unobtainium. I have to go with the tube glass now and the tank only holds 2 ml. Not nearly enough considering how wildly thirsty it is. I knew I shouldn’t have bought it for this very reason. It had such great reviews though. And the tank even held up to those reviews. Except now it’s broke and I’m hosed.

No more bubble glass for me.

 

[stols001]

I made that discovery for myself without ever once buying a bubble glass tank. They look cool, seem awesome and etc., but I am fully capable of like, breaking a regular glass TUBE by looking at it,.

Sorry to hear about it

Anna

 

[bombastinator]

@stols001 most appropriate use of optimistic tag yet lol

 

[jdy]

so I bought the Solomon 2 rdt/rdta and liked it a lot. The only problems it had were some fairly fine screw threading that requires a touch of care not to cross thread. On the whole a fantastic tank. Then I dropped it. Of course the glass shattered. Bubble glass tanks always break. Just buy more glass, right? Wrong. Like all bubble tanks the glass is unobtainium. I have to go with the tube glass now and the tank only holds 2 ml. Not nearly enough considering how wildly thirsty it is. I knew I shouldn’t have bought it for this very reason. It had such great reviews though. And the tank even held up to those reviews. Except now it’s broke and I’m hosed.

No more bubble glass for me.

HI @bombastinator
Check it out They advertise the bubble tank as Fatboy, for 8.86 I'd by several if I were you!!

 

[suprtrkr]

I bought a Bitzen and wanted the 5ml capacity vice the 2ml with the tube. But I never figured out how to install it-- looks like it needs a longer chimney tube, which I didn't get in the box, because it's taller as well as wider-- and when I asked Geek for help they wanted to see my proof of purchase before sending me the instructions. So I carefully put the tank in the garbage can and moved on.

 

[Myk]

I didn't break my Scion II bubble when I dropped it and I hit hard enough to knock the base out of whack.

 

[Zaryk]

I put a bubble tank on my reload RTA clone. First one cracked during install. I then bought another one, this one was tinted, and it has survived two or three bumps. Not all glass is equal, my first one had a small bubble in it that caused a weak spot. But generally speaking, the rounded bulbous shape of the bubble glass should make the glass structure stronger.

 

[Myk]

I put a bubble tank on my reload RTA clone. First one cracked during install. I then bought another one, this one was tinted, and it has survived two or three bumps. Not all glass is equal, my first one had a small bubble in it that caused a weak spot. But generally speaking, the rounded bulbous shape of the bubble glass should make the glass structure stronger.

That's what I was thinking, makes it like an egg or light bulb. Of course eggs and light bulbs aren't so tough but they are for what they are. Think how weak the shattered pieces are after they broke.

 

[SupplyDaddy]

I was hesitant to start using bubble glass. But, I wanted more capacity.
On my Zeus RTA, I got 5 pieces. I've dropped this rta twice, once on the road and once in the bathroom on tile. Both times, no damage!! And I heard the glass hit both times!!!

Now, I also have 4 TFV8-X Baby Beasts, also with bubble glass, I've dropped 1, in the grass, and it shattered....

So, moral of the story? Who knows..

 

[bombastinator]

HI @bombastinator
Check it out They advertise the bubble tank as Fatboy, for 8.86 I'd by several if I were you!!

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Bought 5. Thx u rock!

 

[Myk]

Now, I also have 4 TFV8-X Baby Beasts, also with bubble glass, I've dropped 1, in the grass, and it shattered....

So, moral of the story? Who knows..

Rock in the grass maybe? Otherwise that's like crossing the street safely and having the bus blow a tire, swerve off the road and flatten you.

 

[r77r7r]

Yeah, been looking at my Exceed Air tank warily lately. Think I'll warm up an old vape-band and try. Amazon probably has rings also.
https://www.amazon.com/DoerDo-Silic...1664357&sr=8-15&keywords=rubber+rings+for+men

 

[denali_41]

vape bands

 

[Fidola13]

Amazon has quite a variety of vape bands. I’ve bought several types for different size tanks. I actually love bubble tanks but due the their shape I still use a vape band on it. Makes it a bit difficult to see the fluid level but I’d rather have to shift the band than deal with broken glass. Also I vape using tc so chances of a dry hit are low.

 

[sdennislee]

Love bubble glass tanks. I do agree you have to be careful. I bought the bubble glass for my Valyrian tanks, holds 8ml. Also bought them for my Big Baby Beast tanks 7ml. Wish they made them for the Aspire Revvo, my favorite flavor tank but it only hold 3.6ml, Bummer.

 

[bubba106]

All my bubble tanks have vape bands, problem solved for the most part.

 

[RayofLight62]

After a while, I started to like the fishbowl look of my tanks, and converted the most of them. Some come with a bubble as stock, albeit not the U.K. versions.

My breakage rate is not much different from straight glasses; most of them, they break in the sink.

The best looking fishbowl tank, is the Kylin mini RTA. Second, is the LED version of the Big Baby Beast.

I remain waiting for an acrylic version of fishbowl glasses, as they would solve the shattering we all experienced.

I noted, with great joy, that the wicking ability of many tanks have improved when using fishbowl glasses, possibly because of the increased weight of the e-liquid.

Currently, I am looking for a fishbowl glass to fit the Kabuki, which seems unavailable at the moment.

 

[QcVaper]

Got a bubble glass on my kensei rta, never broke never dropped it.
Guess i'm either lucky or i baby my stuff too much

 

[Chuck64]

The glass in my GeekVape Blitzen breaks every 6 weeks on average. Someone posted a link to replacement bubble glass and I bought a dozen. They arrived a week before I broke the first one.

 

[Snicks]

I have two Prince tanks with the bubble glass. I did break one awhile back after dropping my mod. Nice thing about SMOK is every vape shop sells their product and buying replacement glass is as easy as walking into any shop you see. I have several spares now.