Tank Builds

Wired for the Future: Navigating the European LAN Cable Market

The European LAN (Local Area Network) cable market is far from a static industry dealing in simple copper wires. It is a dynamic, high-growth sector at the very heart of the continent's digital transformation, constantly evolving to meet the insatiable European demand for speed, security, and smart infrastructure. The cables that snake through offices, data centers, and new smart buildings are the unseen heroes enabling everything from cloud computing to the latest generation of factory automation.

The Need for Speed: High-Bandwidth Revolution

The single most powerful driver for the European LAN cable market is the escalating need for high-speed connectivity. The rise of data-intensive applications like real-time video conferencing, Big Data analytics, and the widespread adoption of cloud services are pushing network limits every day. This translates directly into a swift, widespread transition away from older cable standards towards Category…

The Data Dynamo: Why the Portable SSD Market is Exploding

In an increasingly digital and mobile world, the days of bulky, spinning external hard drives (HDDs) are fading fast. Their heir apparent, the Portable Solid State Drive (SSD), has not just arrived—it has taken over. This sleek, compact segment of the storage market is currently experiencing phenomenal growth, driven by a perfect storm of consumer demand for speed, content creators’ need for capacity, and continuous technological breakthroughs.

The Need for Speed: Content Creation and Gaming

The most powerful engine driving the portable SSD market is the insatiable need for speed. Unlike traditional drives with moving parts, SSDs use flash memory, allowing for almost instantaneous data transfer. For the average user, this means lightning-fast backups and file transfers.

However, for the content creator—the 4K/8K videographer, the high-resolution photographer, and the graphic designer—a portable SSD is not a luxury, but a necessity.…

Your boy Scuba Smurf been grinding off the scene and getting close to hooking this sump up. Currently trying to get hooked up with Polyplab to showcase there blocks and build that true micro bio diversity Salem has interested me on to build my knowledge and a better living safe for this amazing animals we call coral! For my overflow box that will go inside the tank. I am having a new 3-D printed overflow box for inside the tank, that will showcase the same volume as the old box that was attached to the acrylic box, but it will be more thin so It won’t be so bulky visually in the back of my tank . This build has been fun, now to learn how to plumb it all!!! Happy Reefing everyone!

Here is how the build has been going. Had a different sump donated to me. I have loaded it up with 50 bio blocks and still want to get a polylabs block to finish off my bio load section. I have a new job overflow box being 3d printed for inside the tank to be slim profile. Will use the 800gph with controller to help with return and have a 3/4inch check valve for the supply. Definitely excited to see this bio diversity expand from my current Tidal 110 HOB filled with live rock and media. Thanks for following along and stay tuned for more of the build.