Cigar Oasis modifications

xmacro · February 2010

Crusader1545 · February 2010

My XL sucks air from the resevoir and blows it out of the top. if you were to put beads in there I do not think you will have a problem with the beads moving, The air is VERY gentle.

kuzi16 · February 2010

check this

xmacro · February 2010

Damn, now that's an inspiration

txjayhawk · February 2010

I have a hydra unit...pretty much the same thing, do you guys think (based off of what was said on that forum) i could some how cut out the green foam out of my unit and replace with beads? I havnt had any problem with my Hydra unit, just curious.

kuzi16 · February 2010

i dont see why you couldnt but the beads are not an efficient way of holding large quantities of water. the polymers are.

txjayhawk · February 2010

just so happns that I have a sh!t ton of those polymers around...how much longer do you think in between refills? Right now i go a little over a month. In fact, I dont think I have touched it since mid Jan.

kuzi16 · February 2010

that depends on how big a tank you use. if you were just filling it with water (no green foam) then it would last even longer. in the link i provided the polymer is only there so that if it spills it wont ruin all the cigars. i dont have an oasis or any other active humidity device so i wouldnt be able to tell you much more about that.

txjayhawk · February 2010

ok...thanx for the info though.

xmacro · February 2010

now that I think of it, I've read on other forums that some people take out the green foam and don't replace it with anything - they leave it as a tub of water and are just careful about not spilling it; no idea if the water splatters or if it works or not though

j0z3r · February 2010

I modded my Oasis. It is a pretty basic job, I took the tank apart and pulled out the foam, filled it with 6 ounces of crystal gel and glued the plate back on. The water holding capacity of the gel is so much greater than the crappy foam that was in there. So far the mod is working well and was very simpler to pull off, no fabricating parts or anything.

xmacro · February 2010

How'd you get the tank apart? I've been trying to pry it off with a sharp knife and almost cut myself

j0z3r · February 2010

You just have to go at it with some finesse. Try to pry up one corner at a time and work towards the middle, once you get one end off the whole lid will come off pretty easy. Just work it slow.

urbino · February 2010

Hmmm. If the gel holds that much more water, I might try this with my Oasis II.

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