So I have had my Kayfun lite plus clone for a bit now, def need to get the building and wicking down and its coming along. The problem I do seem to be having is getting that new tank clean right. I disassembled to tank 2x first washing/cleaning with alcohol but not disassembling the deck, threw a build in and the taste was on/off so I took it fully apart and scrubbed the entire thing with hot water and Dawn ultra. Things are much better now but still get an off taste every so many puffs, could be my wicking but think maybe some machine oil may still be in there somewhere as I seem to get a little gassy/ ill feeling after vaping it a while. Using 28 gage kanthal, 2.5mm wrap at 1.7 ohm’s, some master of clouds Jap organic cotton, vaping my home brewed strawberry lemonade at 12mg at 11.5 watts. I do know when this thing and my building/wicking becomes constant, it’s going to be an excellent vape. I also have a Fogger v5 that come in, haven’t built it yet as it’s a double coil and I haven’t got that down yet, the tank is machined very nice though and I picked it up for $5 at vapenw. The Nautilus 2 tank was an excellent buy, flavor is on point, flavor and air flow is bit better than the mtl champion Nautilus mini.
geloG4, I have a Cthulhu V1 and a V2. I found the juice flow control to be hard to deal with at first on the V2. But now I set it and forget it. Hope it goes well for you. I love my Cthulhu tanks a lot. They do have the best mtl draw comparing them to many, many other tanks I have. If it doesn’t go well for you, keep my info. I would make a good trade with you.
VapiNurse, I really like the way you are giving your opinion on the newest tanks you are trying out. That is such a big help to everyone. If you are getting a bad taste just every so often, perhaps you are getting 'dry hits"? When I clean tanks, I learned the hard way that I must clean under all the O-rings, and I use very hot water and dish liquid as you did. I’ve got a Fogger V1 in my give away pile. You’ve got to remove a screw to refill it. Also, I had to wrap the wires around the screws. LOL. . too much work. Other than all that, I really enjoyed it. Building duel coils will reduce your resistance cutting it in half. When I build coils, my ohms usually fall between .2 and .5 ohms. I make as many wraps and the largest diameter that I can without causing a short when the coil touches the chimney. I also like to use silica rather than cotton which is unusual. Maybe you’d like it too. It keeps it shape and doesn’t get packed tight like cotton or rayon can. I usually buy 1mm and 2mm diameter silica.
The fogger v5 is top fill, still can be a pain to remove o ring to get to the filling port. I am dealing with the screw fill on this Kayfun clone and since its new I don’t hate it yet but can def see hating it if using it solely and filling multiple times a day. I will post my options on the the fogger v5 later this week when I get a strong build in there, I haven’t successfully done that yet but have only tried with the wire, I am guessing 34 gage that came with it, am gonna sit and try with the 28 gage and see if that works better.
For $5 def worth it if only to help practice coiling. Think it’s gonna be a nice vape though. Still wanna pick up the Kayfun mini v3… and the v5 and a taifun and a hurricane, maybe a digi flavor siren, lol, wanna try em all. For a simple vape and def a good beginner vape again the Nautilus 2 is just an awesome little tank, vaping like a Kabuki with my favorite 1.6 ohm coil from aspire.
I looked this atty up when I saw your previous post. Watched a few videos on it. I’m trying to think if I have anything with a two post design like it so I could help but it looks like a nightmare to coil. It will give you lots of experience and when you get something with a velocity style deck you will be like, “Oh, thank jeebus” lol.
Hello Joy,
It is the first Cthulhu tank I have ever bought and as I wrote above I’m having a problem…
I am waiting with impatience the new deck that the company sent me, I hope to fix the problem, in two and a half years of vaping is the first time I am having trouble with an atomizer.
Βeyond that, as long as I was able to use it, I had no problem with the set-up and flow control of the liquid, although it is a little elaborate I immediately understood how it works.
I will have integrated view when it will work correctly for a long time, otherwise I will send it to you!!!
I saw on Local Vapes website they were selling original Nautilus tanks for $5 plus shipping. I think shipping was around $5 as well. Really good buy on that tank if someone is looking for a good, cheap mtl device
I use a Nautilus Mini vaped @ 13.5 watts 5.0v on a Sigelei 100watt mod, for a great MTL. My only con is that it drinks the juice. I use a Vanilla 50/50 juice. I want to get a bigger tank that will hit like this one does. It’s just so hard to find anything other than sub ohm tanks. I wish they would make those tanks with the mini sized port holes. If anyone knows of what I’m dreaming, please elaborate.
Thats odd that your mini drinks juice up. You must vape it pretty hard! I totally agree man they need to make a mtl tank that has the capacity. One thing you might want to check out is the Aspire Plato. Its an all in one device similar to the Kanger Nebox. It has a huge tank buily into a mod. It has its own special coils you can use OR you can use the Nautilus coils but you need an adapter so they’ll fit. Im not sure if the adapter comes with it but I know I read that you can do that. I think it holds 7 mils?
Best MTL tanks for me Digiflavor Siren 22 mm , 25mm and the Goblin mini v3 with 2mil extension . Just my 2 cents . Coils easy to build.
Yeah, I guess I do hit it pretty hard. I fill it up 2x a day. I moved down to 10mg so I’m hitting it harder and more to achieve that relieved feeling. I will check the all in one out, 7 ml would be perfect since I fill mine up about twice a day. I also have a Target Vaporesso, but it doesn’t give a good flavor when I adjust the airflow for a MTL hit, and I just don’t like using it for a DL hit. Someday we’ll smile real big, when we can puff away and not worry if we forgot our bottle at home.
Wm. Jason King
Don’t feel bad; I empty the Naut mini in less than an hour with my vanilla 50/50
I have a bunch of Nauti’s but they don’t satisfy like they used to. What I usually use is an original Ijoy Reaper tank. Not quite a true MTL but with the RBA deck you can get something nice in-between. Wanted to pick up a few more since MFS had them on sale for under $8.00 but they’re sold out. I think most vendors are phasing them out.
It looks like more companies are making mtl devices, just not fast enough. I feel like there have always been people who enjoy both mtl and dl, they just didnt admit to it cause people were going sub-ohm crazy, and pulling out a tank that made a little wisp of vapor only brought on shitty comments and laughs. Now mtl vaping is cool again and no one is ashamed or embarrassed, but there isnt much to choose from! I see great things coming in the future. We’ll all have a badass mtl device in one hand and a super sub-ohm in the other!
Shane, just wondering where you got the confirmation that Aspire is not making the 1.8ohm coils for Triton 2 or are you referring to the Atlantis 1.8ohm Aspire is discontinuing? Never tried these coils but they’re inter-changeable with Triton 2 tank I believe.
Just wanna add my 2 cents. I almost gave up on Nautilus X till I tried the 1.8ohm coil. This coil made all the difference for me. Now my Nautilus/Nautilus Mini sit on the shelf. The stock 1.5ohm coil is so bad they shouldn’t include it in the box. At least for me anyway.
Hi there
I wasn’t sure the coils were different, I’ve got a Triton 2 and usually sub ohm, although my misses busted her tank (again), third one now lol.
Anyway so I grabbed the 1.8 coil that came in the pack with the Triton 2 as I wasn’t going to use it and it got her out of trouble
Anyway the info is from an official Aspire dealer and here’s the info with link…
Here’s the link about the discontinued 1.8 Triton 2 Coils from an official Aspire site, looks like when there gone, they’re gone currently £8.20.
Link here:
http://www.officialaspire.co.uk/triton1.8coils?search=Triton
Hope that helps
Never tried the Nautilus x I got her a Nautilus 5ml BDC, dumped the BDC coils and got her some BVC coils as these are interchangeable.
I completely agree most bundled coils are terrible, however seems like the 1.8 was an exception to the rule as it’s still going strong.
Personally it was just an excuse to by myself the Smok TFV12 RBA Edition.
I don’t like paying for coils
Have a good one
Shane
Hey Shane, I’ve just started vaping and am glad to be off ciggies so don’t
mind paying for coils. Anything to get me off ciggies I guess. Btw thanks
for finding out the link! Cheers, Jeff
+1 on the Digiflavor - super-easy build but loose MTL. If you prefer a tighter draw, drill a 0.8mm hole in the AFC ring at the closed position.
Also Ubertoot UTA2 clone (my fave) from FT (the one with the most reviews). Same flavor as the Siren but no drilling required. Nearly as easy to build as the Siren.
In my newbie MTL ignorance, my first RTA was a Bellus which I eventually managed to get to MTL acceptably at 15W (details if you’re interested). Flavor was awesome but the draw was still too loose and I couldn’t make it taste nice with a tight draw regardless of Watts/ID/spaced/contact/plain/twisted/Clapton/different gauge/metals coils/loose/medium/tight/Scottish/pancake/short/long/cotton/silica wicking.
I’ve since bought an Ubertoot UTA2, and a Digiflavor Siren 22 which I’ve tried in every combination mentioned above, as well as a Kabuki, so far with only 1.8 Ohm coils which apparently taste slightly better but gunk quicker. I’m now DIY mixing pretty well (badly at first) so I reckon I finally have a bit of an idea of what ‘tastes good’ for me in chocolates, cakes, fruits, menthols, tobaccos, and cigars, in mono’s (boring…yes I’m also a foodie/piss-head err epicurean) and blends.
So seeing as I now have some good MTL tanks and repeatable setups at 8-12W, and some nice replicable juices, I thought I’d set up my predominantly DL Bellus tank with a DL setup – dual Claptons 26/32G Kanthal (which incidentally took me three goes to get into the Bellus’s small chamber without shorting, details if you’re interested) and try my two current favourite juices – Pina Colada (AM vape), and Mild Sweet Cigar (PM vape) The verdict? Didn’t taste or throat hit ANY better. Sure it produced bigger clouds (subjectively twice as big?), but used 60W instead of 15W, and a directly proportional greater quantity of juice – I normally use about 1 ml/hr in my MTL tanks, this setup used 2ml in half-an-hour.
Bottom line - it appears you don’t need mega coils or Watts for good flavor or throat hit. Admittedly it’s taken MONTHS to find the right gear etc seeing as most manufacturers are aiming at the DL market (and why wouldn’t they? The money is in the consumables…), but with persistence (/ADHD/OCD) you can replace cigarettes on the cheap… Happy to share what I’ve learned so far…
edit - to be fair, and maybe it’s humans’ intimate relationship with fire, or our proclivity for getting in each others’ face, but I did rather enjoy producing obnoxiously excessive clouds… Not enough for a quarter the battery life and four times the juice consumption, but it was kinda’ fun…
Here’s the link to the thread -