Aquael UltraScape 60 cabinet question

[AquaJoe69]

Bought recently a cabinet from aquael, the ultrascape 60 and the surface dimensions are 60x30cm as per the specifications. To my suprise when I put an aquarium with the same said dimensions (60x30cm) i noticed the tank stook out about 2cm from the cabinets rim. I took the measuring tape and the true width of the cabinet was just 28.2cm, if you factor in the with of the doors you get a total of about 30cm, but that shouldnt be accounted for should it? Sent a mail to the seller and to Aquael separately but no answer yet.

Those of you that have same cabinet or other cabinets from Aquael, do you have the same experince as me? Is this a feature or what is going on?

 

[bazz]

When the back of the tank is flush with the back of the cabinet does the front of the tank overhang the front of the cabinet to sit flush with the doors when they are closed? If so, this is commonplace with some modern cabinets. I presume the 60cm width is OK
Here's a (blurred taken in the dark) photo of mine for reference;

 

[AquaJoe69]

With the Juwel cabinets for example, the top of the cabinet overhangs the doors and in my opinion much safer. Are the doors supposed to bare any weight at all? Sounds like a terrible design...

 

[bazz]

Are the doors supposed to bare any weight at all?

It is not resting on the doors.

Sounds like a terrible design...

There must be thousands out there but I have not heard of any catastrophic failure. The vast majority of pressure on the front glass will be pushing out, not down.

 

[AquaJoe69]

Still misleading, it's not 30cm as in stated and a subpar design at that. After some digging Aquael does the same on their nano tank tables as well, seems like it's their design of choice. No more Aquael as far as cabinets go..

 

[macek.g]

For me it is unsightly
But unfortunately, it is a common problem of this model of cabinets
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