Sub-ohm vape tanks are better for those who have quit smoking and are vaping for flavour or vapour. Rebuildable tanks allow you to customise your vaping experience with rebuildable coils and wires.
Sub-ohm tanks (DTL) are the number one choice for a huge amount of vapers worldwide, who are constantly searching for one of many things such as the largest possible tank capacity, the longest coil life possible, the best flavour production and finally, the largest vapour production to name a few.
If the coil is below 1.0 ohm (Ω), it is considered a Sub-Ohm coil/tank. The coils would need to be used at a higher wattage than MTL coils due to the two factors of lower resistance and higher power. The coils will heat up quicker and produce more vapour. Needless to say that this would also increase the amount of e-liquid vaporized and you will find that you will go through more e-liquid than an MTL tank variant.
Sub Ohm Tanks are recommended for mods or vape kits above 40W (watts) of power, and their coils are below 1.0ohm.
The Best vape tanks:
Smok TFV18 Sub Ohm Vape Tank
Geekvape Zeus Sub Ohm Vape Tank
Horizontech - Falcon King Sub-Ohm Tank
Uwell Valyrian 2 Pro Vape Tank
Geekvape Z Max Tank
The Geekvape Z Max is one of the latest sub-ohm tank in the Geekvape Z range and was designed for sub-ohm vaping.
This tank is a new and upgraded version of the incredibly popular Zeus Tank giving you more intense flavour and an overall improved vaping experience.
This kit is compatible with the all-new and improved M mesh coils.
One thing the Geekvape Z tank range has in common is the beloved top airflow inlet. This handy feature allows the airflow in from the top down to the bottom of the coils which ultimately provides an enhanced vaping experience while preventing leakage. The airflow can also be customized, allowing you to tailor the airflow to your preference.
- Cloud: 4/5
- Flavour: 5/5
- Performance: 5/5
Smok TFV18 Sub Ohm Vape Tank
The Smok TF18 tank is the latest from a line of some of the best sub-ohm tanks by Smok. This tank is excellent at delivering a high-quality experience, but it is certainly aimed at very advanced vapers, like its predecessors this tank is a sub-ohm game changer.
This tank gives you amazing flavour and clouds thanks to the Smok V9 Mesh Coils it uses. These coils are known to create a smooth and even inhale and vaporise e-liquid with ease, this tank does tend to guzzle a high level of e-liquid though so be sure to be topped up at all times to prevent burn.
You can adjust the airflow depending on how you like to vape - for maximum flavour go for an airer airflow.
Overall this tank looks incredibly sleek yet sturdy, so a large sturdy mod is recommended.
- Cloud: 5/5
- Flavour: 5/5
- Performance: 4/5
Geekvape Zeus Sub Ohm Vape Tank
Geekvape Zeus tank is a highly advanced tank and is the best sub-ohm tank for flavour.
The Zeus sub-ohm tank is known for its solid design, but it's not all aesthetic, this is a robust long-lasting tank, preventing any leakage.
It has easy swap coils, easy top filling and an adjustable airflow system with large airflow holes. This tank offers an incredible smoothness with every inhale making it impossible to get a dry hit.
This tank uses the Z2 0.2 Ohm kanthal mesh coil which is best vaped at 70-80W and the Z1 0.4 Ohm kanthal mesh coil that is best used at 60-70W, so use a high powered mod.
- Cloud: 5/5
- Flavour: 4/5
- Performance: 4/5
Horizontech Falcon King Sub-Ohm Tank
The Falcon king sub-ohm tank is an Ecigclick Vape Award winner as the best sub-ohm vape tank for a reason. This device gives you everything you want out of a sub-ohm tank, excellent flavour, dense clouds and an all-around satisfying experience.
The top filling system is enabled by the spring-loaded cap, it twists open at 180 degrees, allowing for easy mess filling and irradiating leakage - it also looks super cool too.
As well as looking aesthetically pleasing with 6 bright bold colours, it also delivers in performance. You can vape from 50-70W comfortably to get the best out of this tank, this tank features 2 coils M2 0.2 Ohm and M1 0.15 Ohm that is constructed from bamboo fibre as the wicking material, giving you exquisite flavour effortlessly.
This tank is best used for high wattages, so be sure to pair with high powered vape mods that can withstand up to at least 80W.
- Cloud: 5/5
- Flavour: 5/5
- Performance: 5/5
UWELL CROWN 5 TANK
As you can likely tell from its name the Uwell Crown 5 (or V) tank has come from a linage of Crown tanks, since 2015 when the first crown tank was released Uwell continues to up their game and produce high-quality tanks and the 5 is no different.
The Uwell Crown 5 tank works with three unique organic cotton UN2-2 coil variations, single, dual and triple mesh. The Single mesh gives you an airy DTL inhale, while the dual offers an RDL and the triple provides a best of both experience. The tank comes with 2 coil resistances and uses a 'push and play’ system allowing for easy changing.
This tank uses the Uwell pro-FOCS flavour testing technology where it cleverly recycles the air steam to offer more intense flavour. It also has self-cleaning technology, where e-liquid can be absorbed in the condensation holder and vaped later.
You can also adjust the airflow allowing you to tailor your experience to your preference.
- Cloud:3/5
- Flavour: 5/5
- Performance: 5/5
Freemax M Pro 2 Vape Tank
Sub-ohm tanks that use mesh coils are incredibly popular with sub-ohm vapers, and its clear to see why - they give you a large surface area and maximize flavour.
This tank is compatible with the Freemax M2 and M1 mesh coils, which work amazingly well at high wattages, and heats the e-liquid faster and more evenly giving you a solid boost in flavour and vapour production.
Easily fill with its slide top filling system, which prevents leakage, and adjust the airflow simply through the bottom airflow ring.
It has a 510 connection point making it compatible with a range of sub-ohm mods.
- Cloud: 4/5
- Flavour: 5/5
- Performance: 4/5
Uwell Valyrian 2 Pro Vape Tank
This amazing tank offers both dense clouds and intense flavour, it is a great all-rounder when it comes to tanks.
But that's not it, this tank has something special that isn't common in tanks, the self-cleaning technology recycles residue juice back to the coil, preventing any leakage or e-liquid wastage.
This tank comes with 2 coils single mesh and dual mesh allowing for a large surface area allowing for a smooth inhale and fantastic flavour. The single mesh coil is best used at 90-100W and the dual mesh coil is best used at 80-90W.
- Cloud: 4.5/5
- Flavour: 5/5
- Performance: 5/5
Horizontech Sakerz tank
This high-quality tank is a sub-ohm tank specifically created for advanced vapers that prefer direct to lung vaping. It can support high and medium wattages.
It uses a top airflow system for a high quality subtle and soothing airflow for excellent performance. You can adjust the airflow through the top airflow ring, allowing you to tailor your experience to your style, let in more air for a smooth flow maximum flavour and large clouds, or restrict the airflow for a tighter inhale and more discreet clouds.
This tank features two styles of mesh coils, that increase the surface area, giving you more even e-liquid evaporation.
- Cloud: 5/5
- Flavour: 5/5
- Performance: 5/5
Innokin Plex tank
Innokin is known for producing high-quality innovative products and the Innokin Plex tank certainly lives up to its name.
This tank features a sliding top design making refilling super easy and mess-free, allowing you to effortlessly fill the tank on the go.
It has an adjustable airflow ring on the base, allowing you to control how much air passes through the coil, giving you control over how much flavour, vapour and air you want to inhale.
This tank uses excellently designed mesh coils from the Scion Plex 3D range giving you a large surface area, evenly heating the e-liquid for maximum flavour.
- Cloud: 5/5
- Flavour: 4/5
- Performance: 4/5
Freemax Gemm Disposable Tank
Another 'Gem' from Freemax is the high-class Gemm disposable tank, it has some innovative features that are worth noting and will certainly be up there with the best vape tanks of all time - for a long time.
This tank is perfect for those looking for everything a fantastic sub-ohm kit has, with none of the maintenance commitments. Making it ideal if you want to move away from pods but arent quite ready for a full-blown tank.
This tank features integrated coils, so no need for those fiddly and messy coil changes, once the coil is finished simply dispose of the entire tank and replace it with a new one.
This kit is incredibly cost-effective and convenient while maintaining high performance.
- Cloud: 4/5
- Flavour: 5/5
- Performance: 5/5
The ratio between VG (Vegetable Glycerine) and PG (Propylene Glycol) in your vape eliquid will affect your chosen tank's performance. Using shortfill vape juice that is 70/30 VG/PG is recommended for sub-Ohms.
When using a sub-ohm tank, it is normally advised to reduce the nicotine content in your e-liquid roughly by half compared to the level of nicotine you would use in an MTL tank. For example, if you can comfortably use 6mg in an MTL tank, with a sub-ohm tank you would use 3mg of nicotine due to the power increase and the lower resistance. With this, you can achieve roughly the same amount of nicotine intake as you would using double to amount of nicotine in an MTL device based on the increased volume of vapour inhaled.