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I started with a mini Protank 2 starter kit and a Vision Spinner 1300 mah battery, which I much prefer to the non-adjustable 650 mah battery that comes with the starter kit, because it's both adjustable and lasts longer. Even so, it doesn't last me all day and I have to swap batteries to get me through the day and put the other on charge. I also have to fill my tank about 2 or 3 times a day, as it only holds 1.6ml, although I do tend to fill it past the marker so I'm probably putting 2ml in it. I find it very hard to get a decent vape out of the starter kit battery, especially outdoors, so it's a pain if that's the only battery that's charged when I need to go out but it's better than nothing when I'm at home.

So I decided I should get a bigger battery and tank, so hopefully I can just fill it once a day and the tank and battery will last me all day. I've ordered this 2600mah battery www.fasttech.com/products/1824803 which is double the capacity of the Spinner, so that should do the trick. I'm not sure what tank to get though. I'm looking at these:

1.8+2.2ohm www.fasttech.com/products/0/10006479/1760902-rg400-v2-bottom-coil-glass-clearomizer-4-0ml 

1.6ohm www.fasttech.com/products/0/10009139/1813800-bottom-dual-coil-bdc-clearomizer-5-0ml 

2.4ohm www.fasttech.com/products/0/10008617/1772405-t3xl-bottom-coil-clearomizer 

and was wondering if anyone has any experience with them, or can recommend something similar?

I find I prefer the iClear16 heads, as the longer wicks seem to last longer, whereas the small wicks on the mini Protank 2 seem to get clogged up and discoloured/burnt much quicker. I have had problems with the iClear16 plastic tubes shifting out of the base though, no doubt due to being kept in my trouser pocket when I'm out. With one I was able to push it back into place and it's still usable but the other it looks like a bit has chipped off where it slots into the metal base and so it can't be fixed. I haven't had this happen with the mini Protank 2 but the glass tanks on those are designed to be replaceable (I've had to do this once after I dropped and cracked it), so even if it did get pushed out of place it would probably push back easily enough, or I could just replace the glass tube, which I'm not sure is possible with the mini Protank 2 plastic tubes. I think I prefer the warmer vape from the iClear16 anyway.

So I suppose what I'm trying to say is that ideally I'd like a bigger tank that uses a head with wicks more like the iClear16 than the mini Protank 2, if such a thing exists.

Thanks, I never thought to try e-bay for some reason. Guess I just thought I'd find them in a local hardware store or somewhere like that.

What might cause a lack of vape after emptying and refilling the protank?

I just tried the Vaporiz Cappachino in my protank and didn't like it much, so emptied the tank, rinsed it quickly under warm water and put some Vaporiz Bananna in it. I kept trying it for about five minutes but wasn't getting any vape at all, just a taste of bananna. It's started working normally now but I don't think I've had this problem before. Did I need to let the wicks dry out before using it or something? I didn't really have time as I'd just stuck my iclear in Vodka to get rid of the strong pineapple tast from the Vaporiz Fruit Salad. It wasn't that I didn't like the taste, I quite did although the pineapple was a bit strong, I just wanted to get rid of the taste before trying a different flavour.

Hmm, maybe I shouldn't have drunk so much of the vodka. That's my excuse for my failure to understand quite clear instructions anyway, as by "protank base" I thought you mean the battery and forgot that the head unscrews from the base (despite having only replaced it the day before!) so stuck the base in the vodka as well

Is it going to be salvagable from whatever damage I've done to it or will I just have to buy a new tank?

Ah yes, it could be the o-ring out of place as one of them came out a bit when removing the old cracked tube. We pushed it back in but maybe not as far as it should be, so I'll see if I can adjust that. Thanks for the suggestion.

Thanks martintheveg

Hi guys. Sorry I couldn't make it to the meet, I had to help a friend with something that day.

Anyway, I ended up buying the £19.99 mini protank kit from myepack, as even though I didn't really want that battery, it was effectively free (as some people said). I also ordered an iclear16 and heads from Fasttech. I bought a bottle of the USA Mix from myepack but that was disgusting and left a horrible chemical taste in my mouth for hours afterwards and I was worried that if all e-liquids tasted like this I wouldn't be able to vape.

However, I also ordered some samples from Smoke Rainbow, which arrived nice and fast and they don't have this problem at all and I've liked them all so far except for the King e-cigar peach (1193) which they added for free but is far too strong for me and makes me cough when I try it! I got 6mg or 8mg for all the samples I choose, as my friend who started vaping before me told me he tried the higher nicotine and found them too high and he smokes stronger cigarettes than me anyway. 6mg seems OK for me and stops the cravings sufficiently to not need to smoke, although probably a lot of it is psychological and due to satisfying my need to do something with the vaping. 

I've got a problem with the iclear16 though as it doesn't work on my Vision Spinner 1300mah battery I bought from myepack, only on the 650mah EVOD battery that came in the mini protank kit. All it does on the Spinner is flash the light when I press the button. I don't really understand this as I thought they were all compatible. I'm not so keen on the iclear16 anyway because of the wicks in it that are a bit of a pain to clean when refilling with different e-liquid. I guess the protank has wicks at the bottom but they're very small and probably don't absorb so much e-liquid (they're not really accessible anyway, so I can only rinse them with some running water when I clean the tank but that's probably enough)

I've also managed to break my mini protank, as you can see in this photo  . I haven't dropped it but I think it might have fallen over when I stood it upright on the coffee table (which I thought I was meant to do for some reason, I mean keep it upright, not let it fall over!), so obviously that was enough to crack it I'll just have to be more careful with the replacement.

So my vaping's pretty much on hold until I get another mini protank as the iclear16 doesn't work on my spinner and I find it a pain to clean anyway. I'll probably just get another one from myepack, as although FastTech would be cheaper (not sure they've got a V2 with the removable drip-tip though), in the time it takes to get here, I'll have spent a lot more than I'm saving on fags anyway.