Hi guys, I have a question. Last weekend I bought a waterbox 130.4. I got it used for a great price with a ton of equipment, so don't judge me for asking only now. It's not filled up yet.
Our house is from 2011. The aquarium is placed in front of the staircase to the ground floor. The backside of it is "floating", as in there is a corner that is not connected to the wall. But it has a 4x4 post supporting it. Here's a picture:
The yellow lines represent the joists. The one in the middle is spaced 60cm (24") from the others. The two outer ones are much closer, probably 30cm (12"). The right back corner is the one supported by a post, similar to the one that can be seen on the left. The post on the left does not go through, but it should rest on a large beam that spans the entire floor (90° angle to the front of the aquarium, parallel to the joists). When standing in front of the aquarium, probably 1.5m (5ft) from the front glass is another wall in the ground floor (I would assume it's load bearing, but I don't know for sure). Unfortunately, the plans I got with the house do not show its construction details.
I don't have access to the framing, but I used a stud finder to get an idea of the construction. What do you guys think? Should be strong enough or should I look for a smaller tank? I was quite shocked how big the 130.4 was in real life.
Our house is from 2011. The aquarium is placed in front of the staircase to the ground floor. The backside of it is "floating", as in there is a corner that is not connected to the wall. But it has a 4x4 post supporting it. Here's a picture:
The yellow lines represent the joists. The one in the middle is spaced 60cm (24") from the others. The two outer ones are much closer, probably 30cm (12"). The right back corner is the one supported by a post, similar to the one that can be seen on the left. The post on the left does not go through, but it should rest on a large beam that spans the entire floor (90° angle to the front of the aquarium, parallel to the joists). When standing in front of the aquarium, probably 1.5m (5ft) from the front glass is another wall in the ground floor (I would assume it's load bearing, but I don't know for sure). Unfortunately, the plans I got with the house do not show its construction details.
I don't have access to the framing, but I used a stud finder to get an idea of the construction. What do you guys think? Should be strong enough or should I look for a smaller tank? I was quite shocked how big the 130.4 was in real life.