waffle pod concrete load bearing

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   Hi all. Hoping you can help me with my question:

Im busy building a house and my builder has already finished with the slab (foundation). He has used a waffle pod raft slab. The slab is 85 mm thick on the top and the ribs are 1m spaced in a grid-like fashion. I want to build a 6000 Kg (6 tonne) aquarium in my living room. It will sit on a concrete stand (not a stand with legs, therefore the weight is evenly distributed). Will the waffle pod slab hold this weight. The foot-print for this tank will be 3.6m long by 1.2 m wide (4.32 SQM area).

Thanks in advance!!!

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	Hi all. Hoping you can help me with my question: Im busy building a house and my builder has already finished with the slab (foundation). He has used a waffle pod raft slab. The slab is 85 mm thick on the top and the ribs are 1m spaced in a grid-like fashion. I want to build a 6000 Kg (6 tonne) aquarium in my living room. It will sit on a concrete stand (not a stand with legs, therefore the weight is evenly distributed). Will the waffle pod slab hold this weight. The foot-print for this tank will be 3.6m long by 1.2 m wide (4.32 SQM area). Thanks in advance!!!