What is a Vape Tank?
A vape tank holds your e-liquid and houses the coil that heats it. Sometimes called e cig tanks or vapour tanks - same thing, different name. You screw it onto a box mod using a 510 thread - that's a universal fitting, so any tank works with any mod regardless of brand. Inside you've got a glass section for liquid, a coil in the base, a top cap for filling, and an airflow ring to adjust the draw.
Sub-ohm and MTL tanks use pre-built coils you replace every one to three weeks. RTAs, RDAs, and RDTAs are rebuildable - you wrap your own wire and wick with cotton. Rebuildables cost less to run long-term and give you more control over flavour, but there's a learning curve to get started.
There are several types of vape tank and the right one depends on how you vape.
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Type
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Vaping Style
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Coils
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Best For
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Sub-ohm tanks
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DTL, high wattage
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Pre-built mesh, below 0.4Ω
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Clouds, bold flavour, high VG liquids
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MTL tanks
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Mouth-to-lung, low wattage
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Pre-built, 0.6Ω and above
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Ex-smokers, nic salts, 50/50 liquids
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RTA tanks
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DTL or restricted
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Build your own
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Hobbyists who want a tank with rebuildable coils
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MTL RTA tanks
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Mouth-to-lung
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Build your own
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MTL vapers who build their own coils
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RDA tanks
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DTL, dripping
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Build your own
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Flavour chasers, cloud builders
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RDTA tanks
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DTL, dripping with tank
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Build your own
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RDA flavour with less dripping
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RBA / Boro
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Varies
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Rebuildable
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Compact rebuildable setups
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UK TPD rules cap tank capacity at 2ml. Some tanks come with a bubble glass that stretches it slightly, but nothing goes much beyond that.
Replacement Coils
Sub-ohm and MTL vape tanks use pre-built coils that need replacing every one to three weeks. We stock coils for every tank brand we carry. Sub-ohm coils and MTL coils are on separate pages, or find them by brand: Geekvape coils, Voopoo coils, Aspire coils, Vaporesso coils, or Lost Vape coils.
RTA, RDA, and RDTA users build their own - wire, cotton, and tools are in our wick, wire and coils section.
