Fixing Picture aquarium to stud wall

[HedleyP]

Hi,

We have a Picture Aquarium which we are hoping to fix to our wall.

The wall is plasterboard with studs at 600mm

The tank is 700mm x 33mm x 95mm and sits inside a mock picture frame box. An online calculator puts the weight of the water when full at 22Kg (+weight of glass)

The box has brackets at the base which I will move outwards to fit our 600mm stud wall.

I will also drill holes in the top of the frame to allow me to fix into the studs at the top of the frame so that will be 3 fixings into each stud (two in each bottom bracket and one at the top)

Will this be enough to support the tank or am I in danger of ripping the wall down and never ever living it down and being banned from doing any more DIY for life?

Would additional fixings into the plasterboard with those expanding metal things be worthwhile or would that just put stress on the board rather than the stud?

Thanks.

 

[jagillham]

That size given is wrong I would assume? Unless it is very short?

 

[HedleyP]

That size given is wrong I would assume? Unless it is very short?

700mm wide by 330mm high x 95mm deep

That's better.

 

[HedleyP]

I'm looking to fix this to the wall in the next couple of days. Can anyone put my mind at rest?