Today I will be looking at a new tank from Smok – the Smok T-Air SubTank.
The T-Air Tank is a standard sub-ohm stock coil tank!
Comparing it to some of Smok’s other tank ranges it is completely leak free and has top honeycomb airflow and comes with a new set of stock coils.
Smoktech is part of Shenzhen IVPS Technology, better known as “Smok”. They are a China-based e-cigarette designer/manufacturer that over the years has brought us a very impressive range of kits and atomisers!
I remember my first Smok TFV tank it was called the TFV4 Micro Tank it was released with the R80 kit. After that things sort of snowballed and Smok mostly named their successive TFV tanks by number right up to TFV18XL which I showcased with the Smok Mag-18 230W kit and the TFV18 Mini with the Smok G-Priv 4 kit.
What to Expect From the Smok T-Air SubTank?
Smok has released this tank in 13 colours, with glass sizes 5ml and 2ml – Matte Black Plating, Stainless Steel, Gun Metal, Gold, Red, 7-colour, Blue, Blue Haze, Purple Haze, Pale Green, Cyan, Pale Pink and Pale Blue..
The T-Air sub ohm tank comes in two sizes 5ml (standard) is 32×51.7mm and 2ml (TPD) is 26.6×51.7.
It heralds a top honeycomb airflow and a ¼ turn fill cap.
It takes advantage of a new set of “plug n play” stock coils – 0.2ohm 2in1 mesh, 0.4ohm mesh and 0.15ohm dual mesh coil.
This sample of the T-Air sub ohm tank was sent as part of the Morph 3 Kit, from Smok!
As always my thoughts and views are my own, after a considerable testing period.
Kit Contents
- Smok T-Air SubTank
- 2x TA 0.4Ω mesh coils
- Spare glass
- O-rings baggy
- User manual
Specifications
- Size: 32×51.7mm (5ml) / 26.6×51.7mm (2ml)
- Capacity: 5ml (standard) / 2ml (TPD)
- Coil: TA Series coils
- Quarter turn top fill cap
- Top adjustable dual honeycomb inlet airflow
- Replaceable 810 drip tip
Smok T-Air SubTank Design and Build Quality
Before I start this review in earnest, this tank came to me as part of the Morph 3 kit and as this is such a new tank to market we thought our readers would appreciate a standalone review for it!
Included with my tank were x2 TA 0.4Ω coils, a spare 5ml glass, and a few O-rings!
The construction materials for this tank include – Stainless Steel, Pyrex Glass and Delrin. I would say that the overall construction quality and design for this tank have been executed well!
The T-Air SubTank dismantles into 7 parts.
Starting at the top
The new T-Air SubTank has an 810 Delrin mouthpiece.
Fill cap
The removable stainless steel fill cap has a ¼ turn, which makes it very easy to fill the tank. The cap has an embedded O-ring to stabilise the mouthpiece and has a corrugated pattern around the edge to help with removal.
Main tank section
The main tank section is one piece.
It incorporates the fill ports which include 2 slots and an embedded Silicon stopper for leak protection, airflow and space for the coil.
Moving down
You will see the removable top airflow ring has 16 honeycombed holes on each side of the ring. Under this ring, you will note two standard wide airflow slots and a thin O-ring.
Thicker O-rings are placed above the internal airflow and at the base for the glass to sit on. Each side is printed with “T-Air” and the internal AF runs down each side of this main section!
Looking into the bottom of this section you will see 2 long but thin internal airflow slots and the space for a coil.
The “plug-n-play” coil is pushed into this space and then covered by screwing the 510 connection cup in place!
Connection Base Cup
Printed in white on the bottom of the cup is all the standard design and safety info.
The 510 connection threading has been turned well, and while the Gold-Plated pin is not adjustable it does protrude a little!
Looking into the connection cup you will see the reverse side of the connection pin which has been flattened and includes 2 projections that contact the base of the coil.
The outside of the base cup has the same corrugated pattern as the ¼ turn fill cap.
Pyrex Glass Tank
When the 510 connection cup is removed you can slide off and change the Pyrex glass tank!
My standard version of the tank came with a 5ml bubble glass installed and a spare 5ml bubble glass in the box. The TPD version of this tank will have a 2ml glass installed.
Stock Coils
The T-Air SubTank is compatible with the new TA series coils, mine came with:
- 2x TA 0.4Ω mesh coils, 20 to 45W (best at 40W)
The other coils available (for separate purchase) in this range are:
- TA 0.2Ω 2in1 mesh, 50 to 70W (best at 65W)
- TA 0.15Ω dual mesh, 40 to 60W (best at 55W)
Airflow
Rather like most of the Smok TFV atomisers, with the top airflow in the fully open position, the T-air tank can be a very airy draw!
Smok T-Air SubTank Quick Start Guide
Today I’m going to use this tank on the Smok Morph 3 device, installed with one of the two 0.4Ω mesh coils.
My liquid of choice this time is Strawberry Yog from E-Juice Warehouse.
Smok T-Air SubTank Prep
Install one of the coils that came with the tank
- Unscrew the base connection cap
- Prime your coil with a few drops of e-liquid on all visible cotton
- Push the coil into the tank and replace the connection base cup
- Remove the ¼ turn top cap and fill the T-Air tank with e-liquid
- Replace the cap and screw the tank onto a suitable device, don’t fire the device for around 5 minutes so the coil can soak up more liquid!
How Does the Smok T-Air SubTank Perform?
Curiously this 0.4Ω mesh coil is rated at 20 to 45W!
At first, I felt that for a Smok tank, this was quite a low wattage, considering the Morph 3 device it came with can fire up to 230W!
Flavour/Vapour
I started at 25W for a few toots with the airflow almost closed just to bed the coil in, I then took the wattage to 45W in 1W increments with the airflow to about a ¼ open. I felt this gave me an adequate amount of clouds.
With this wattage the vape was on the cool side, the flavour was fairly good. I could taste the Strawberry quite strongly!
The 0.4Ω coil has lasted me nearly two weeks.
At present, I am halfway through the second week. Whilst the vape production is still good, I have however had to drop back the wattage to 35W as the flavour seemed to peter out somewhat. This tells me that I will soon need to change the stock coil!
Airflow
The draw I have been getting from this tank is fairly smooth, although I will admit that when the airflow is opened to its fullest, it is a very airy draw.
I personally like a little restriction to my draw so have been setting the AF ring to a ¼ open.
Liquid Consumption
Like most Smok Tanks this one does plough through E-liquid at a fair clip, and can devastate a full 100ml bottle in a couple of days of constant use!
Testing
The coils supplied with my tank are more for conventional vaping 1 puff at a time. They don’t do well with chain vaping, although I expect the other coils in the range will do better.
In addition to testing the T-Air on its intended device the Smok Morph 3, I have used it on my Geekvape L200 Classic, and my Ehpro Cold Steel 100.
Pros
- Good quality and design
- Tasty flavour
- Adequate vapour production at 45W
- Honeycombed airflow
- New range of coils
Cons
The only thing I picked up with my tank was the supplied coils being 45W maximum wattage, which I felt was a bit low for the device it came with!
Final Review Verdict
A nice looking tank that fulfils being a mid to low wattage Sub Ohm tank.
As I’ve said in the past I’m not one for stock tanks however the Smok T-Air SubTank functions as described in the promotional literature.
This tank was created for all levels of vapers.
Truth be told, I didn’t find anything majorly wrong with this tank. I might have bought this one to use as an out-and-about tank, but already having many similar tanks, I can’t see myself replacing it should the unthinkable happen!
Have you purchased the Smok T-Air SubTank?
Do you have any questions about it? Let us know in the comments below!
I can’t get the bottom loose to change the coil.
Sometimes they can be very tight, I try a cloth, rubber glove, towell or similar to help grip the tank. Or try running the outside of the tank under warm water which can sometimes help.