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LotusGirl

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I don't like nautilus.

Any particular reason why? it is always helpful to members new and old to know what you don't like and why so they can make a more informed decision. Just a suggestion :)

Anyhow, I just got mine last week. Haven't gotten much use yet as I'm waiting on a mod I want to use it on. But I did try it out. I liked the air flow controls, and I was definitely getting a lot of vapor out of it. Taste was great. I'm not sure I like how it goes together at the bottom, instead of threaded metal base it has this strange silicon/rubber thing that it screws on to. It's a beautiful tank aesthetically as well.
 

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I'm not having very good luck with mine. I keep burning coils but the first one was my fault. The second I was real cautious with the wattage and still burned it out in a day. I was at home and did it during a car ride so I may have been using it too much. The jury is still out but I have read the newer coils wick fluid better. It was great until then though.
 

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I've been on this fence for a while.

From everything I've read, and all of the opinions I've heard, and all of the people I've talked to, this is what I've managed to work out.

Nautilus vs Aerotank vs 30S

The competition between the Nautilus and Aerotank seems to be pretty evenly split. About half prefer the Nautilus, and half prefer the Aerotank. That makes choosing between them difficult unless you can try both out yourself. Otherwise, you have to pick one based on other factors.

The primary other factors are cost and reliability.

Obviously the Nautilus costs more. The heads are twice the price as well. This wouldn't bother me if the heads lasted twice as long as the Aerotank, but from what I can tell they often last less time. It's not unusual to see people with the Nautilus only getting a week or so out of a head.

The Aerotank is cheaper to buy and cheaper to buy heads for. The heads seem to last longer, often 2 weeks to a month, IF THEY WORK. The biggest problem I've seen with the Aerotank are the number of heads that are DOA or fail within a few puffs. Kanger's problems with their heads don't seem to be limited to the Aerotank either, I just bought a 5 pack of T3 coils, and 2 of those are DOA as well.

The iClear 30S seems to be the dark horse here. Nearly everyone I've talked to that has one to compare with the both the Nautilus and Aerotank says the 30S has better flavor. The heads are comparably priced to the Aerotank heads, and I have yet to get a single head that didn't work.

However, the 30S lacks the adjustable airflow which is what a lot of people want these tanks for. Fortunately my Nemi has adjustable airflow so the tank doesn't have to. (I prefer the draw to be a bit on the tight side anyways) Also the tank is plastic, and while Innokin says it's designed to withstand tank cracking juices, I haven't been brave enough to put that to a real test yet. Use tank cracker juices at your own risk.



I'm still trying to decide on an Aerotank or Nautilus, to see if either offers me a better experience than the 30S, but I'm REALLY stuck on trying to decide which. The more expensive but slightly more reliable Nautilus, or the less expensive Aerotank with heads that may or may not work when you buy them. Decisions decisions....
 

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I've been on this fence for a while.

From everything I've read, and all of the opinions I've heard, and all of the people I've talked to, this is what I've managed to work out.

Nautilus vs Aerotank vs 30S

The competition between the Nautilus and Aerotank seems to be pretty evenly split. About half prefer the Nautilus, and half prefer the Aerotank. That makes choosing between them difficult unless you can try both out yourself. Otherwise, you have to pick one based on other factors.

The primary other factors are cost and reliability.

Obviously the Nautilus costs more. The heads are twice the price as well. This wouldn't bother me if the heads lasted twice as long as the Aerotank, but from what I can tell they often last less time. It's not unusual to see people with the Nautilus only getting a week or so out of a head.

The Aerotank is cheaper to buy and cheaper to buy heads for. The heads seem to last longer, often 2 weeks to a month, IF THEY WORK. The biggest problem I've seen with the Aerotank are the number of heads that are DOA or fail within a few puffs. Kanger's problems with their heads don't seem to be limited to the Aerotank either, I just bought a 5 pack of T3 coils, and 2 of those are DOA as well.

The iClear 30S seems to be the dark horse here. Nearly everyone I've talked to that has one to compare with the both the Nautilus and Aerotank says the 30S has better flavor. The heads are comparably priced to the Aerotank heads, and I have yet to get a single head that didn't work.

However, the 30S lacks the adjustable airflow which is what a lot of people want these tanks for. Fortunately my Nemi has adjustable airflow so the tank doesn't have to. (I prefer the draw to be a bit on the tight side anyways) Also the tank is plastic, and while Innokin says it's designed to withstand tank cracking juices, I haven't been brave enough to put that to a real test yet. Use tank cracker juices at your own risk.



I'm still trying to decide on an Aerotank or Nautilus, to see if either offers me a better experience than the 30S, but I'm REALLY stuck on trying to decide which. The more expensive but slightly more reliable Nautilus, or the less expensive Aerotank with heads that may or may not work when you buy them. Decisions decisions....

You can add me to that 30s group. It's been my favorite thus far. The adjustable airflow is nice but I have been using my 30 for 3 weeks on the same coil while my nautilus sits in the box with bad coils. New ones are coming though.
 

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I enjoy my Iclear30S tanks as well but they DO NOT stand up to tank crackers....my daughter filled one with a cinnamon red hots flavor and the tank frosted in the 2 mins it took me to disassemble the tank and rinse it. With clear non sweet juices and rinsing/vodka soaks the heads seen to last forever. My original 1clear30S head has over 160 tanks on it an is still going strong. It is a juice hog however and I have learned to fill it and allow it to sit overnight before use if I am starting with a dry head to combat the muted taste syndrome.
 

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I've tried most of the popular off the shelf clearos, the nautilus blows them all away. Flavour is far more intense, and the adjustable airflow is pretty amazing - suits my mood / juice swings perfectly.

Haven't had any issues with the heads at all, if anything I find that changing liquids there's nowhere near as much cross contamination of flavour, and I'm still using the same one it came with. its been going strong for about two weeks now.

definitely needs something bigger than an ego style battery though, its a massive tank and fairly heavy. for peeps that arent good at taking good care of their crap the metal tank addon you can buy separately is a must.
 
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