Is Cosmic Fog's "The Shocker" a Tank Cracker?

[Kaezziel]

Just curious and can't seem to find anything out there on whether or not anyone has tried Cosmic Fog's "The Shocker" (Strawberry Lemonade) in a plastic tank, and whether or not it has caused a plastic tank to crack... I'm running it in a dripper right now, but was considering loading up my Orchid with it... just hate to ruin a perfectly decent tank, ya know?

Thanks in advance,
Kaz

 

[dashreeve]

Don't have the shocker but the milk n honey didn't crack my iclear 30 tank. I only used a small amount as a mixer though. I thought the guy said it was a 50/50 blend where I bought it.

 

[Kaezziel]

Yeah, I wouldn't expect Milk & Honey to crack plastic... but The Shocker is a citrus juice, and a lot of times those can crack plastic... just wondering if anyone else had any experience with it.

 

[autobiogphnation]

Running mine in a dripper, but I dont think it would. It's not super citrus.

 

[Kaezziel]

Running mine in a dripper, but I dont think it would. It's not super citrus.

Kinda what I was thinking... I've had stronger citrus that didn't crack/melt plastic... but my Orchid is fairly new and I'm kinda babying it at the moment... overprotective, I guess... LOL

 

[Mlgibson494]

That's kind of scary, vaping something that can damage plastic. Why does it happen? Is it safe?

 

[Kaezziel]

There are a lot of ingredients that can damage plastic. Citrus and cinnamon are two that I can think of off the top of my head... there is just something to them that degrades plastics. I don't know of any health risks, but can't really say for sure...

For a decent explanation check out What exactly are tank crackers and pay particular attention to post number 14 by "Baditude".