Let's make a list of juices/flavors that crack tanks, ce2's/clearos...

[Catharlex]

I would add Mtbakervapor Arnold Palmer to this list. I don't have any pictures, but it ate through a Vivi Nova tank in 20 minutes the first day I received it. I got a few extra tanks and tested it some more; all tanks literally fell apart in a range of 15-25 minutes. I can obtain some more tanks if you'd like some photographic proof. However, in higher quality tanks, it has done no noticeable damage.

 

[doom0r]

Just ordered this: Amazon.com: Fat Daddio's Hemisphere Polycarbonate Candy Mold 36-Piece Tray: Kitchen & Dining
I'm hoping this is a nice thin and clear enough piece of PC that I can add juice to the 36 spots and find out relatively fast and easy which ones will eat it.

Will report back how it works out and any PC hungry juice.

 

[pellski89]

well i dont know if someone has said this but i put some gumby's blood from fuzion vapor in my lava tank with the poly tube today..and i had like 8 cracks in the tank.. thank god i have a glass tank from bedazzled

 

[Magician of Music]

Pyrex Tanks... totally worth the extra money IMHO. It's not the juice that's the problem it's the device you're using it in.

 

[DuaneNeveu]

Does anyone have any experience with "Hawaiian Punch" in a tank?

To me, all signs point to it being safe for a tank, but I'd rather not learn the hard way if anyone has already done it.

 

[SunshyneGurl]

Where do you get a glass tank?

I've only used the Vivi Nova's and am having serious problems with the wicking material.

This thread seems to be very informative and instead of me throwing away more money I'd rather get the best quality products right from the start! Are there any set ups that I don't have to put together myself... basically components that are vape-ready after putting in my favorite juices?

 

[SunshyneGurl]

After reading about the BPA in certain tanks... I'd rather just not go that route... I already drink too much h2o that is bottled and am getting bpa from there and who knows were else! I have found amazing Organic juices that I want to be as pure as possible! So... the juices are very pure, now my components are not. Not the combination I'm looking for!!!

Help? Thoughts?

 

[my4jewels]

Does anyone have any experience with "Hawaiian Punch" in a tank?

To me, all signs point to it being safe for a tank, but I'd rather not learn the hard way if anyone has already done it.

No one has reported problems yet. Hawaiian Punch could also be different from one vendor to another. Let us know.

After reading about the BPA in certain tanks... I'd rather just not go that route... I already drink too much h2o that is bottled and am getting bpa from there and who knows were else! I have found amazing Organic juices that I want to be as pure as possible! So... the juices are very pure, now my components are not. Not the combination I'm looking for!!!

Help? Thoughts?

Since I vape sooo many different flavors in cartotanks, I can't afford glass tanks. I use DCTanks, get the plastic capped tanks (tanks only) from myVaporStore, or the aluminum chromed capped DCTanks from HealthCabin. From HealthCabin, you also get a dc carto and drip tip. I just resell the dc cartos, but lots of folks like them. I get polypropylene tubes for the tanks from GotVapes. I cut the tubes down to fit a regular length single coil carto, my preference. This was the best option for me since I have over 3 dozen tanks currently rotating with different flavors.

It seems like a lot, but once your set, you're set. I also have extra O rings for inside and outside the caps, just in case. I've been using these for a very long time, and it's my "go-to" system for vaping.

Just remember that organic juices and flavors are not necessarily safer than anything else. Remember all of the toxic substances in nature. Not to say, they are in our vape juice.

 

[Ariel_MX]

I would like to report another flavor:

Name: Lemon Lime Flavor

Water soluble
This is the flavor of a LemonLime cooler - refreshing and not too sweet
Ingredients: Natural and Artificial flavors, Propylene Glycol, Ethyl Alcohol, Vitamin E, Polysorbate 80

Manufacturer: TPA (The Perfumers Apprentice)

Material of cracked tank: PMMA (Poly(methyl methacrylate) Poly(methyl methacrylate) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Aditional info:

Home made 16 mg/ml juice
50%PG / 50%VG
10% - 13% Lemon Lime Flavor

It cracked a PMMA tank (Odysseus clear tank, made by Kir Fanis) in 2 days.

It appears that liquid first affects the parts of the tank that are subject to more tension on it, as the threaded parts.

 

[AMBKJ]

Is there somewhere on this forum a list of flavors that DO NOT melt, crack, or harm tanks or clearos?

 

[my4jewels]

No, there isn't. This list is as specific as possible, referring to individual vendors when possible. All of this info has been given to me based on actual experience from ecf members.

It's possible to have a juice from two vendors with exactly the same name, but, because of different flavorings and additives, one may damage polycarbonate, and the other may not. IMHO, the list of "safe" juices would be an insurmountable task.

BTW, I update the master list when I have around 1/2 dozen to add to it.

Is there somewhere on this forum a list of flavors that DO NOT melt, crack, or harm tanks or clearos?

 

[AMBKJ]

Ah! Okay, thanks for that.

 

[The Ocelot]

Hi - Great thread!

I'm surprised my favorite vape hasn't been added already. It's RH Candy Cane by Vixen Vapors. It melted 2 drip tips, a clearo and a vivi mini nova before I got a clue. I switched to a glass tank and thought I was home free...until the acrylic end caps melted. I still love the stuff and there has been an upside: I now have some lovely glass tanks with stainless steel caps, a selection of stainless steel and glass drip tips, and another little tank that is responsible for my ability to type polypropylene without spellcheck.

Below is the vivi and the acrylic caps. R.I.P. my little friends.

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[pandy_88]

fuzion Vapor gumby blood cracked my momandpop sub tank and my vivi nova!

 

[zapped]

Cravelope is another Alien Visions product, thanks for adding it to the list.

 

[mogium]

Mov red drop will etch tanks

 

[Yewstinc]

my vape store's cinna bun.

 

[my4jewels]

What vendor is mov? Nevermind, I found it.

Mov red drop will etch tanks

 

[my4jewels]

Most Recent UPDATE

My aim is to compile a list of juice and flavorings that may cause problems as far as cracking polycarbonate tanks. Anything listed here may cause your polycarbonate tank to crack. I am primarily focused on the polycarbonate tanks, although this info may apply to other tanks.

I am certainly not attempting to ban any flavors or ejuices. I'm just trying to help out some folks who continue use polycarbonate tank systems.

***Most, if not all, polycarbonate plastic by nature uses BPA in its manufacturing You can read about BPA leaching from plastics. Just google BPA. IMHO, it's just another good reason to move away from polycarbonate material.

Polypropylene is my personal choice for tank tubing because it it inexpensive and durable. This is the same material that is used to make syringes. Polypropylene tubing can be purchased here: McMaster-Carr. You can use 5/8"id x 3/4od for Liquinator tanks, Lil mama tanks, Big daddy tanks, Jtanks, and others. This tubing has a very slight curve to it, but will not be noticeable when cut to a short length. You can see a pic of a tank I made using this tubing with Liquinator endcaps here: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/tank-mods/259319-heres-pic-my-polypropylene-tank.html

The popular DCTanks can now be found made from polypropylene tubing. Polypropylene will not crack from a chemical reaction from using juices on this list. For some reason, most vendors are not stating the fact that these are made from polypropylene. IMO this is an excellent selling point that they are missing... These tanks can be used with some XL cartos, or they can be easily cut down to fit a standard sized carto, my personal preference, since I have a few dozen tanks, and I can't afford the pricier ones.

Glass tanks are also a wonderful alternative.

I am personally not familiar with the Vision Stardust type tanks. From what I hear, they are polycarbonate and folks seem to be having the same issues with cracking/frosting. I am also not familiar persoanally with Vivi Nova's, since I have found my happy place with polypropylene DCTanks.

All of the ejuice/flavors listed below have been reported by an ecf member to cause problems for them. YMMV.

Some of these are premixed juices, some are flavorings that DIY'ers use. Contributions have been made by myself and other members. So far we have:

Here is the list so far. Everything listed here has caused someone a problem with a polycarbonate tank. Some have reported no issues whatsoever with some of these juices/flavorings. Use at your own risk with polycarbonate tanks.


Alien Vision CravelopeAlien Vision Pineapple Pulp
Cinnamon like "atomic cinnamon" types, not warm cinnamon like cinnamon coffee cake, this is okay
Citrus acid
Clove oil
Cola(because of cinnamon)?
Decadent Vapors Bubblegum
Dekang Pina Colada/Tobacco mixed
DIY Flavorshack Tangerine
DIY Gummibear(melted plastic endcaps on DCTank).
E liquids that contain triacetin, used in vg liquids to carry flavor more effectively
Ecblends Apple Pie
Ecblends Banana
Ecblends Cinnamon Apple
ECBlends Gingerbread, double flavor
ECBlends Grape
ECBlends Rootbeer
Ectoplasm
Elixirliquids Cinnamon Death
Elixirliquids Deathday Cake
Elixirliquids Gummibear
Elixirliquids Heaven and Hell(cinnamon with menhtol)
Elixirliquids Rage(hot cinnamon)
FA Tiramisu
Fuzion Vapor Gumby's Blood
HellaVapor's Raspberry Winta-green.
Honeysuckle
Juicy Vapor Vanilla Cola
KBV Hummingbird Nectar
Lorann Butter Rum flavor
Lorann Butterscotch
Lorann Peppermint oil
Mad Murdock's Radiator Pluid
MadVapes Black Licorice
Malic acid
Mimosa(because of the orange)
Mountain Oak Vapors Red Drop
Mrs. T's Kickin' Pineapple Mrs. T's Snickerdoodle
Mrs. T's Strawberry Lemonade
Mrs. T's Strawberry Shortcake
Mt. Baker Vapor Arnold Palmer
Mt. Dew flavoring
Mt. Vapor's Lemonade(endcaps melted)
My Vape Store Cinnabun
Neon Vapors neon Cherry
Nutmeg
Oil based/e liquid that conains essential oils, when mixed with.pg/vg, creates esters which will crack plastics
Rawrvapor AuRaWRa
Rawrvapor Banapple
Rawrvapor Hawaii Sunrise
Rawrvapor Strapple
Sassafras
Sour flavors
Tasty Vapor Atomic Cinnicide
Tasty Vapor Cherry Cola
Tasty Vapor Sherbet
Timmy's Double Double from Juicy Clear
TPA Blueberry Candy(melted plastic endcaps on DCTank)
TPA Blueberry(melted plastic endcaps on DCTank)
TPA Cherry Blossom flavoring
TPA Cinnamon Danish flavoring
TPA Earl Gray Tea flavoring
TPA Honeysuckle flavoring
TPA Lemon Lime flavoring
TPA Maraschino Cherry flavoring
TPA Pineapple flavoring
TPA Ripe Banana flavoring
TPA Rootbeer Flavoring
TPA RY4 Double Flavoring
TPA Spearmint flavoring
TPA Vanilla Bean Ice Cream flavoring
TPA Vanilla Custard flavoring
V2Cig's Menthol
V4L WOW Peppermint Nobacco
VAL Goddess
Vapalicious Gooey Butter Cake.
Vape Dude's Lemonade
VaporGod Spearmint
Vapor Renu Mt. Dew Baha Blast and Strawberry Limeade
Vapor Renu Teaberry, Cherry Vanilla (possibly most of their flavors)
Vaporbomb Fire 'n Ice(cracked tank, melted rubber drip tip)
Vaporbomb Green Apple
Vaporbomb Hot Cinnamon Candy
Vaporbomb Sun Kissed
Vaporbomb Sweet Cherry
Vaporbomb Sweet Cinnamon Red Hots
Vaporgod Licorice
Vapor Room Cinnamon Red Hots
Virgin Vapor Luscious Lime
Virgin Vapor Sweet Summer Lemonade
Vixen Vapor RH Candy Cane
Vixen Vapor Rootbeer
Wintergreen juice or flavoring
Ziquid Zenthol


Perfumer's Apprentice lists triactetin as in ingredient in some of their flavors, so be sure to check that out. Triacetin has caused problems for many members.

Disclaimer: These are not "bad" juices. They just have the potential to cause cracking in tank systems using polycarbonate tubing.

Thanks to ECF Veteran member Stosh for alphabetizing it for me.

 

[Marvin & Sennie]

Mt Baker Vapor Maraschino Cherry clouds up the tank and and Mt Baker Vapor says not to use their Amaretto, Cinnamon and Citrus flavors, Mt Dew, Sweet tarts, Green apple, Ginger, and Lavender in plastic tanks.