Today, I’m going to take a look at a new sub-ohm tank from a company known for epic flavour toppers!
“HorizonTech”.
Known simply as Horizon, their new sub-ohm tank is called the Aquila!
Not all stock coil sub-ohm tanks are created equal, most have little differences that are either unique to the tank or a quirk of the company who designed them!
Some of the past atomisers Horizon have brought us include the Falcon, Falcon 2 and Falcon King sub-ohm tanks, the excellent Sakerz Tank and then the Sakerz Master!
HorizonTech has been on the vape scene for many years, they have oodles of experience not only producing tanks but with regulated devices as well, such as the Durandal Kit, Falcon Kit and pod kits like the Magico pod Kit.
So have Horizon created another flavour and vapour banger? Let’s find out!
What Can We Expect From The Aquila Tank?
Horizon has released the new Aquila sub-ohm tank with 5 shiny options: Blue, Black, Gun Metal, SS (Stainless Steel) and Rainbow.
One of the first things that interested me about the Aquila is that Horizon have created new innovative mesh coils for it, building on those for the Sakerz Master. They include a new wicking material, which allegedly increases flavour and cloud production!
The spring-loaded fill port door makes filling extremely easy no matter the size of your bottle!
With the open areas within the coil cover to keep the coil saturated, there is not much chance of dry hits.
Add in the triple bottom adjustable airflow and we might have another winner here!
This product was sent to me directly from HorizonTech, for the purpose of review!
As always my views and thoughts are my own after a considerable testing period.
In the Box
- Horizon Aquila Tank
- E2 Dual Mesh 0.16Ω coil
- P4 Quad Mesh 0.14Ω coil
- O-rings
- Spare glass
Features
- Size: 28×59.5mm (Standard) / 25.3×59.5mm (TPD)
- Capacity: 5ml (Bubble Glass) / 3.5ml (Standard) / 2ml (TPD)
- Plug and Play coil installation
- Coils: E2 Dual Mesh, P4 Quad Mesh
- Bamboo pulp wicking material
- Spring-loaded fill port door
- Bottom adjustable triple airflow
Build Quality & Design
My review is based on the standard 5ml version of the tank, a 2ml version is available for those living within the TPD area.
This is presented in a plastic octagon box with a few extras included, a spare coil, O-rings and an extra 3.5ml glass.
While the tank is shiny, the overall design to me is unremarkable. However, the quality of the tank is solid with a sound design!
The tank is primarily made of Stainless Steel, which does give a nice weighty feel to the product.
The measurements of the standard version are 59.5mm tall with a 28mm base diameter.
Horizon Aquila Tank – Overview
This tank dismantles into 6 parts including the mouthpiece and coil.
I noticed straight out of the box, the O-rings were stuck to the glass due to the heated assembly at the factory, take care or the O-rings might get damaged!
From the top, the black Delrin mouthpiece has a height of roughly 15mm tall, the internal bore is around 10mm which then tapers to about 8mm. Personally I found the mouthpiece be a little tall!
The top cap has a spring-loaded button, and the cap will swing open for filling through the single wide Kidney shaped slot.
The fill slot and vape exhaust are embedded in a removable silicone stopper.
At the bottom of the cap, the assembly has an O-ring for the glass to sit over and flipping the cap over, you will see a small chimney post that screws into the coil cover, thereby joining these two parts together.
Coil Cover
It has wide and shallow cut-outs, advertising has been printed in white and in a discrete font saying “HorizonTech” and “Aquila”.
At the bottom of this section is a space for the coil, the coil can only be inserted one way due to the fins on the coil.
You will note another O-ring this again is for seating the glass.
The Base/Airflow
The threading on the base to connects to the main tank section, this also has an O-ring for a good seal.
The airflow for this tank is bottom adjustable, with triple slots, controlled by a rather stiff adjustment ring.
Flipping the base over Horizon has printed the normal safety marks, along with the tank name and design info.
This tank has a 510 thread with a non-adjustable gold plated connection pin!
Glass Tank
As I said the Aquila is installed with a 5ml bubble glass, but if you wish there is a 3.5ml spare glass in the box.
Aquila Coils
The kit comes with 2 coils:
- E2, Dual Mesh Encircle Element, 0.16Ω 60–70W (Installed)
- P4, Quadruple Mesh Parallel Element, 0.14Ω 60–70W
Both coils have a minimum juice level mark, along with Bamboo Pulp Cotton as a wicking material.
Looking at the Aquila tank subjectively, it has a good design with well turned threading and has been manufactured to a high standard.
How Does the Horizon Aquila Tank Perform?
For this review, I will be testing both coils using my Geekvape L200 and my Smok G-Priv 4.
Basic Quick Start Guide
- Unscrew the tank base and pull out the installed coil from the tank
- Choose which coil suits you best E2-0.16Ω or P4-0.14Ω
- Prime the coil by dripping e-liquid on all exposed cotton
- Reassemble the tank and open the swing cap
- Fill the tank with e-liquid. Out of habit I close the airflow before filling – this method can help with leaking issues by creating a vacuum inside the tank!
- Screw the Aquila tank onto your device. It’s recommended that each new coil will need to be left alone to soak for at least 10 minutes to absorb more e-liquid before firing.
How Does The Horizon Aquila Sub Ohm Tank Perform?
I’ve got to admit I’m very picky in what atomisers I use, I normally stick with “tried and tested’s” like RDA/RTA’s for flavour and vapour production, using tanks only as a convenience thing!
There are times when I need to carry more than one device, and a good tank with a large liquid capacity comes in very handy, especially if the tank can give a better than average flavour and or vapour production.
E-Liquid and Nicotine
In this review, I used Kwik Vape “Banoffee Pie” 70/30 VG/PG e-liquid and as this is a sub-ohm tank my preferred nicotine level is 3mg!
Horizon E2 Dual Mesh 0.16Ω
Horizon E2 Dual Mesh 0.16ΩI used this coil with my Geekvape Legend 2 (L200).
Starting with a low 35W for a few DTL toots just to bed the coil in!
I knocked the wattage up to 45 & 55 then to 60W and I experienced an increasing flood of flavour with a great deal of vapour production.
Upping the wattage again to the coil maximum of 70W – this produced a lot more vapour and heat. I then pressed on to 80W, while I didn’t detect any burning of the bamboo pulp cotton the vape was incredibly hot, too much for my micro lungs lol. The flavour seemed to drop the more I used the tank at this wattage – still I did get some huge clouds!
Horizon P4 Quadruple Mesh 0.14Ω
I treated this coil as I did above and had pretty much the same experience, although the flavour did seem to be a little bit more fresh and crisp.
I was also able to push this coil a little further to 85W with no problem apart from nearly barfing up a lung due to the heat lol!
My opinion is that Horizon has understated the maximum wattage of these coils as I feel they could have been pushed further, which I would have done if it had not been for the heat produced!
My Thoughts and Experiences
The Aquila tank is good – its function is without doubt is a sub-ohm tank while restricted direct to lung is possible, the coils are better suited for DTL vaping!
The tank has given me good flavour and vapour production.
While in testing, I also tested chain vaping and the result was no dry hits over 20 rapid toots at 50W, however as I expected the tank did get quite warm!
What Could Be Improved?
The airflow ring is a bit stiff to turn, and the airflow slots collect condensation after constant use, making the tank look like its leaking!
The triple airflow is a bit on the noisy side and produces some weird sounds at times lol.
Pros
- Great Flavour and Vapour Production
- Quality Materials
- 5ml and 3.5ml capacity (Standard Version)
- Innovative mesh coils
- Bamboo Pulp wicking
- Spring-loaded fill port door
- Tank & Coils – competitive retail prices
Cons
- Bottom airflow ring is stiff
- Airflow collects condensation
- Noisy airflow
Final Review Verdict
My subjective feeling is this is an unremarkable-looking tank!
However, its function was good and while the Aquila will never replace my Sakerz Tank, it does come in a close 2nd for flavour and vapour production!
I love the fact that it comes with a 5ml liquid capacity and is easy to fill – however, the sounds it makes while in use can be really annoying at times!
Would I recommend the HorizonTech Aquila Tank?
I would happily recommend the Aquila for the flavour and vapour production alone, but I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention the airflow noise!
Would I buy this Tank again due to loss or damage?
For me personally “No”.
