I use cotton most of the time. I didn't know I wouldn't need tails? Maybe that's my problem. Haha.What is your wick of choice? For one thing, with a squonker, you don't need tails. I clip my wicks about a mm on each side. Also, if you use cotton, it needs to be sparse enough that it can actually slide easily through the coil when it's dry. For rayon, on the other hand, I make my wicks pretty tight, but still no tails. The cotton swells, the rayon doesn't.
Take the top off and watch your liquid saturate your wick a few times. I usually get maybe 4-5 hits from one squonk..
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