Table of Contents
- 1 Important Information About the Formation of this List
- 2 SMOK TFV12 Prince Sub-Ohm Tank
- 3 Uwell Valyrian Sub-Ohm Tank
- 4 SMOK Resa Prince - April 2018
- 5 Vaping AMP - The Tanker Sub-Ohm Tank
- 6 Vaporesso Cascade Sub-Ohm Tank
- 7 FreeMax FireLuke Mesh Sub-Ohm Tank
- 8 Uwell Crown III Sub-Ohm Tank
- 9 Eleaf MELO 300 Sub-Ohm Tank
- 10 SMOK TFV8 Cloud Beast Sub-Ohm Tank
- 11 SMOK TFV12 Cloud Beast King Sub-Ohm Tank
- 12 SMOK TFV8 Big Baby Sub-Ohm Tank
- 13 HorizonTech Falcon
- 14 Best Sub-Ohm Tanks - Conclusion
The Best Sub-Ohm Tanks? You would think that with all the progress that has been made in the segment of vape gear manufacturing that centers on Sub-Ohm tanks that all modern tanks would perform nearly identical to each other. As we’ve discovered, that is hardly the case.
While a “sub-ohm” tank is any tank that uses a prebuilt coil with a resistance of less than 1.0-ohm, each seem to have their own strengths and weaknesses, especially with the cloud chasers.
Some tanks are designed to deliver optimal flavor, with cloud production taking a backseat, while others are designed to deliver on the clouds and allowing flavor fidelity to take the backseat.
Rarely does a Sub-Ohm Tank offer the best of both; big cloud production and true flavor fidelity. As hard as they try, every manufacturer manages to miss the mark to some degree or other. That said, some do get very close, while others remain so very far away.
Today we focus on Sub-Ohm Tanks that put the emphasis cloud production, but not sacrificing at least “good to excellent” flavor fidelity. After all, in order to make the list for the Best Sub-Ohm Tanks, the flavor fidelity must be at least… agreeable.
Below is the best of the best. In each listing of the tanks below we’ll also let you know how each tank fares with true flavor fidelity. A lot of us, myself included, are big fans of massive clouds, but few of us want to sacrifice loss of flavor just to make the big clouds. While the list of Best Sub-Ohms could have contained many more than just the 10 below, these 10 the tanks we trust to deliver the clouds AND the flavor.
Note*No doubt there will be objections as to which tanks made our list and which ones did not. We understand that, and if you are one of the objectors, feel free to tell us about a sub-ohm cloud chaser we missed. Perhaps it will make the next list. Every tank on this list has been vaped by every staff member of Spinfuel VAPE for an extensive period of time, we know them inside and out.
The Sub-Ohm tanks listed below are not listed by grade, score, or opinion. The only Score you will see is for Flavor Fidelity, since each of the 10 sub-ohm tanks are all excellent cloud chucker… the tanks themselves are listed in a random order, partially anyway. In addition, we’ve provided a convenient button for the trusted vendors we use all the same for our own purchases. If you decide to pick up one of the tanks below you will het a great price and excellent customer service. Because these vendors are the only one we use, we can’t speak to the quality of other vendors.
Lastly, there are hundreds of Sub-Ohm Tanks on the market, this list is limited to the 10 Best Sub-Ohm Tanks used and reviewed by Spinfuel VAPE.
By no means are we attempting to say that any tank not on this list is a bad tank. If there are sub-ohm tanks out there that deserve to appear on a “Best Of” list, the reason it isn’t on this one is because we haven’t spent time with it.
SMOK TFV12 Cloud Beast King Sub-Ohm Tank
The original TFV12 monster tank
Our Take:
The SMOK TFV12 Cloud Beast King is a massive producer of vapor. In fact, many Vapers refuse to it as an all-day-every-day Tank, simply because of the extreme performance it is capable of. The King is not for new or even intermediate Vapers. While definitely on the right track, SMOK knew they had created a monster and chose to rectify that, and save the TFV12 platform, with the SMOK TFV12 Prince. Best flavor for the King is achieved with its V12-Q4, at about 90-110W.
TFV12 Cloud Beast KING Specs
- Threading: 510
- E-Juice Capacity: 6ml
- Body Material: 304 Stainless Steel
- Drip Tip Material: Delrin
- Tank Material: Pyrex (Borosilicate) Glass
- Air Slot Diameter: 28mm
- Available Resistances: 0.12 Ohms, 0.15 Ohms, 0.16 Ohms
- Wattage Range (V12-T12): 60W – 350W (Recommended: 130W – 200W)
- Wattage Range (V12-T6): 90W – 320W (Recommended 120W – 180W)
- Wattage Range (V12-Q4): 60W – 190W (Recommended 90W – 160W)
- Wattage Range (V12-X4): 60W – 220W (Recommended 100W – 170W)
- Available Colors: Black, Stainless, Gold, Multi-Color
- Height: 2.75 Inches (70mm)
- Diameter: 1.1 Inches (28mm)
TFV12 Cloud Beast KING Includes
- 1 x SMOK TFV12 Cloud Beast King Tank
- 1 x SMOK V12-T12 Duodenary Atomizer Coil (0.12 Ohms) – (Pre-Installed)
- 1 x SMOK V12-X4 Quadruple Atomizer Coil (0.15 Ohms)
- 1 x SMOK V12-Q4 Quadruple Atomizer Coil (0.15 Ohms)
- 1 x Bag of Spare Parts
- 1 x User Manual
Best Coil (for clouds):
V12-T12 is a monster coil capable of 350W but produces the thickest clouds at a more reasonable 140W.
Flavor (A-F): B
SMOK TFV8 Big Baby Sub-Ohm Tank
An unexpected high performance wonder beloved by all
Our Take:
The SMOK TFV8 Big Baby is the most popular Sub-Ohm Tank in use today. While it’s had almost a year to integrate into the vape community, we hear time and again how much Direct Lung Vapers love this Tank. With an easy pull and massive clouds, along with rich and flavorful vapor, the Big Baby is destined to become a “classic”, a Sub-Ohm Tank that stays in production long after others have faded away. The Big Baby may not have that 8mL capacity of the SMOK Prince, but with the V8-X4 prebuilt coil with a 30W to 70W range, the best flavor fidelity is found at 56-60W.
SMOK TFV8 Big Baby Specs
- Threading: 510
- Liquid Capacity: 5 ml
- Body Material: 304 Stainless Steel
- Tank Material: Pyrex (Borosilicate) Glass
- Drip Tip Material: Delrin
- Wicking Material: Japanese Organic Cotton
- Available Resistance: 0.12 Ohms, 0.15 Ohms, 0.2 Ohms
- Wattage Range (V8-T10): 50W – 300W (Recommended 130W – 190W)
- Wattage Range (V8-T8): 50W – 260W (Recommended 120W – 180W)
- Wattage Range (V8-T6): 50W – 240W (Recommended 110W – 150W)
- Wattage Range (V8-Q4): 50W – 180W (Recommended 90W – 150W)
- Available Colors: Stainless, Black, Gun Metal, Gold, Rainbow, Blue
- Drip Tip Diameter: 0.33 Inches (8.5mm)
- Height: 2.2 Inches (56mm)
- Diameter: 0.96 Inches (24.5mm)
SMOK Big Baby Includes
- 1 x SMOK TFV8 Big Baby Sub-Ohm Tank
- 1 x SMOK X4 Coil Atomizer Head (0.15 Ohms) – (Pre-Installed)
- 1 x SMOK T6 Coil Atomizer Head (0.2 Ohms)
- 1 x V8 Baby RBA Base
- 1 x Tank Replacement Glass Tube
- 1 x V8 Baby RBA Replacment Glass Tube
- 1 x Bag of Spare Parts
- 1 x User Manual
Best Coil (for clouds):
V8-Baby-T8 0.15-ohm 50W-110W range.
Flavor (A-F): A
Best Sub-Ohm Tanks - Conclusion
During the past year we’ve reviewed many, many Sub-Ohm Tanks that could have made this list, but because the balance of clouds and flavor did not reach the threshold of the tanks list above, they were left off the list.
Keep in mind this is the list for the Best Cloud Chasing Sub-Ohms of 2017, and early 2018. There are a handful of new tanks on the immediate horizon, including the exciting SMOK Resa Prince, which seems to point to even better clouds and flavor balance of the Prince, the staff’s favorite Sub-Ohm.
All modern Sub-Ohm Tanks perform well enough, but it takes a combination of performance, cloud production, flavor, high grade materials, long lasting coils, and vape satisfaction to earn high regards at Spinfuel VAPE. This list is a list of the best, most satisfying cloud chasers we experienced this past year.
So, dear readers, where do you agree and disagree? What was/is your favorite cloud chasing Sub-Ohm Tank? Let us know in the comments and we’ll test it out ourselves and come mid-year we’ll create a new list with the tanks we found to be superior cloud makers with fantastic flavor. If there is one certainty in the vaping industry it is that new, sometimes improved, products are always coming out.
