Tank for iStick TC 40 W

[Rajos]

Hello,

I'm new on this forum and I'm sorry for my Englisch because it is not very good. I have got two questions about a tank for my iStick TC 40 W and hope that you may help me.

1. I would like to buy the GS Air M with 1,5 Ohm - Coils. With this coil you should vape with 12-15 Watt, but usually i vape with 25-30 Watt on the Horizon Arctic tank. What is the the difference when you vape with 15 Watt or when you vape with 30 ? Is there less steam ? Or is the taste not so good ?

2. I only want to vape in the normal mode and not in the TC-mode. Is the GS Air M or the GS Air TC better for this ? Or could you recommend a tank for the iStick TC 40 W ?

 

[Continuity]

What kind of vape do you like? Do you prefer the 'mouth-to-lung' feel (like most people smoke a cigarette) or do you like breathing lots of vapour straight into your lungs?

Depending on what kind of vape you prefer, that will determine what kind of tank wil suit you best.

More wattage normally means lower resistance coils, a hotter vape and more vapour - but not necessarily more flavour. Uses a lot more juice as well.

 

[Rajos]

I prefer to vape direct to lung. Can you recommend me a tank for the iStick when i vape D2L ? Is the GS Air M or the GS Air TC good for this ?

 

[Continuity]

The GS Air tanks aren't really 'designed for the iStick' other than being in the right wattage range with the available coils - they're just standard 510 RTAs.

The GS Air M and the GS Air TC aren't different *tanks* - they're different heads for the GS Air range of tanks - the TC is a Nickel coiled head which does Temperature Control (which you say you're not interested in).

I wouldn't get the Air just because it's eLeaf or because it can be bought cheap - you still will have to buy the replacement heads for it, which appear to be quite expensive - they can be rebuilt, apparently, if you're into that sort of thing.

You could look into getting something like a decent clone of a Sub/Toptank and get an RBA with it - those are proven DTL tanks which can take all the Subtank-compatible coils, as well as being able to build your own using the RBA.

You could also look at the new Kanger Protank 4 which uses the same heads as the ST but comes with its own RBA which can be dual-coiled.

 

[djsvapour]

Please do not buy the Eleaf GS Air TC coils. They don't work properly on the iStick 40w.

I know you said you're not interested, but you might be tempted.

(I was stupid to consider such a crazy idea....)

 

[Rajos]

The Kanger Protank looks great, but I would like to buy a cheaper tank first. What about the Melo 3 or Melo 3 Mini ? Do you think this tank is good for my iStick ?

 

[Continuity]

You can get Subtank clones for around USD$10 and I'd invest in an original Kangertech RBA base for it for an additional couple of bucks.

Clones of the Protank 4 are already making their way down certain Shenzhen production lines, no doubt, and will be available at all the usual suspects soon enough...

The good think about the Subtank/Toptank/Protank 4 range IMO is the wide availability of a very wide range of coils of all different types - they can be rebuilt pretty easily, too. And that's if you don't decide to build your own coil/wick from scratch with the RBA - it's really easy when you've done it once or twice, and it saves loads of money, too.

 

[SteveS45]

My recommendation from personal experience with an iStick TC40W is the Nautilus Mini. It was my first MOD and I am so happy with the Mini I own 3 of them for different flavors. Although right now I am searching for the perfect Sub Ohm Tank I will still be using the Minis due to easy of use and never a leak.

 

[Rajos]

Thank you all for your answers. The Nautilus Mini and the Subtank are shortlisted now. There are almost only positive reviews for them.

A friend of mine told me that the Melo 3 works very good for him, but he uses the iStick pico. That's why I would like to know what somebody thinks who uses the iStick TC 40 W with the Melo 3 on VW mode, so I can decide if I order this one, the Nautilus Mini or the Subtank .

 

[daviedog]

Don't buy any tank that doesn't offer an RBA option. Coils are so inconsistent, & expensive..

 

[SteveS45]

With 3 Nautilus Minis and only purchasing Authentic Coils I have never had a problem and all read the same Ohms as listed on the package. The nautilus Mini does offer an RBA deck if you want to work with micro coils. And $3 or less per coil is not expensive in my opinion.

 

[Continuity]

The Nautilus RBA deck is to all intents and purposes, unusable - do you have and use one?

The Nautilus coils provide a nice, low-wattage MTL experience when they're new, but they don't last all that long, and are practically impossible to rebuild, and are quite expensive, and aren't available everywhere (compared to the Kanger OCC coils, for example).

The OP said that they were more of a DTL vaper, and as such, I don't think the Nautilus would be a good choice for them for that reason.

 

[BrotherBob]

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