Building The BUDDHA Tank (part 1) Hardscape | MD Fish Tanks

Building The BUDDHA Tank (part 1) Hardscape | MD Fish Tanks
I've been planning this in my head for a long time. I could never find a buddha statue that I thought looked good enough for an aquarium. I'd forgotten about the idea...then when at my local garden centre....i saw it. HERE WE GO!! 😁
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𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘇𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗮 𝗪𝗼𝗼𝗱: www.aquariumga...
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All my plants are from Tropica: www.tropica.com
All my hardscape is from Aquarium Gardens: www.aquariumga...
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[@MDFishTanks]

I've been planning this in my head for a long time. I could never find a buddha statue that I thought looked good enough for an aquarium. I'd forgotten about the idea...then when at my local garden centre....i saw it. HERE WE GO!! 😁 Equipment (all links affiliate): 𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: US amzn.to/3osstOW UK amzn.to/3s2RClz 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘇𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗮 𝗪𝗼𝗼𝗱: www.aquariumgardens.co.uk/ 𝗟𝗘𝗗 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀: UK amzn.to/31KQwgQ amzn.to/359rp9J 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀: US amzn.to/3iNeVtW UK amzn.to/2Fo774a 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗽 𝗢𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝗺𝗽: (similar as product is now discontinued) US amzn.to/2IlwLVA UK amzn.to/2LNat13 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝘂𝗺𝗽: US amzn.to/2oAmf5y UK amzn.to/2mjHDez 𝗧𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀: US amzn.to/2SOocHG UK amzn.to/2SPA24i 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗽 𝗟𝗘𝗗 𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: US (similar) amzn.to/2SNgbm7 UK amzn.to/2Fn9aW1 𝗔𝘀𝘁𝗮 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁 𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: US amzn.to/3k9EmpY UK amzn.to/3p5XUPY 𝗔𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗥𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴: Shelving: US amzn.to/2SrYZ5k UK amzn.to/2GFWKJ2 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝗽𝘂𝗺𝗽 (𝗳𝗶𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿): US amzn.to/31z8FA9 UK amzn.to/37GIoUa 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀: US amzn.to/3dQLUfM UK amzn.to/3dS2k7K 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗕𝗮𝗴𝘀: US amzn.to/34Kaf2N UK amzn.to/3lAj3z1 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗟𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗣𝗶𝗽𝗲𝘀: US amzn.to/2FqHpvR UK amzn.to/2RlfrnC 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲 & 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀: www.aquariumgardens.co.uk/

[@deezballsofmine]

Ok

[@alexcrook341]

Can we swap job's please! Loving the creative ideas mate. Keep the content flowing 👌🐠

[@hawk6856]

0:28 whats the song

[@mellewedin8221]

For real man. You out do yourself with each tank. I just slapped together a nice little gallon. I scaped it close to how you do yours. You also gave me inspiration for my 20 long cherry shrimp tank.

[@rgilroy1909]

there is a 2nd Buddha in your tank!!!! min 10:23 - look at the reflection on the left side of the glass. do you see the outline of the 2nd Buddha?

[@zacharykunzer2823]

Lol you said “so I know this isn’t gonna be to everyone’s taste” immediately after I was like “holy hell that looks so good” 😅

[@lyamnickless2443]

This is the best hard scape I’ve ever seen, even without plants it looks fantastic. You should be seriously proud as to how it’s already turned out, and the gold fish are gonna look incredible in here!

[@888fluffy]

Stealing yo mother-in-law's garden decor lmaooo classy as always

[@OranODonovan]

🤣🤣🤣

[@buddahheadchannel6898]

Buddhahead love you

[@KabbalahSherry]

Hilarious 🥴🤣 LMAOOO

[@BuggyDClown-yv6or]

You should make this into a LOST WORLD TANK.

[@MDFishTanks]

Im not as good as scaping as the cinescaper 🤣. This will be more open than his tank as we need swim room and I want it to look like the plants are exploding from the Buddha, so keeping to the outside.

[@SnaXaccoon]

Lost world for Con D Oriano to find where Go D Usopp resides.

[@aldinviray2970]

This to me, Is the best scape you have ever done yet. It looks like a forest clearing with a Buddha statue in the middle. Such a serene looking scape bravo.

[@trentconnellan6242]

Personally I think this is one of your best scapes, love the concept.

[@MsDragonfire1992]

Honestly you make ANY scape look good. No matter the style 😊

[@AngryMothNoises]

Honestly, I love the hardscape with out the plants. It looks almost apocalyptic. Now with the plants it will look like a hidden sanctuary. I am super excited to see this finished.

[@coleskipper956]

By far my favorite scape from you MD

[@vinodkumarp7297]

BEAUTIFUL AND WONDERFUL BUDDHA TANK! BUDDHA STATUE IS BEAUTIFUL!

[@secretdoorgaming2024]

I really love the scape with the branches. I feel like this is my favorite Buddha tank ever made that I have seen. I have a 5 gallon planted buddha lost world tank with plants growing inside and outside of the tank in the filter with bamboo that is growing like crazy. I have learned so much by watching videos like yours and bring more creativity to my own simple but beautiful tank. Thank you for sharing your artistic talent!

[@arjunp6902]

BEAUTIFUL AND WONDERFUL BUDDHA TANK ! BUDDHA STATUE IS VERY BEAUTIFUL !

[@claudiaceleste777]

This is the first time I was truly able to get a sense of scale of your tanks; that statue looked small in the tank but you picking it up made it’s actual size more clear

[@RachyNoodleNest]

Can't believe how quick you've grown. So happy for you man

[@AnoNymous-oq4xj]

Not surprised it is one of the best most informative channel about aquaphile. I think it's the firendly path that he takes. No none sense and all that he does is approachable which motivates ppl to take their hobby to the next step and not just always feel like everything has to be extremely complex.

[@drawthings1699]

Bruh he's a grown up dude 😑

[@RachyNoodleNest]

@@drawthings1699 took me a hot minute to get this 🤣

[@MDFishTanks]

Thanks very much. Blessed 🙂

[@danielfox6709]

@@RachyNoodleNest explain?

[@soitgoes_1334]

Now that's a beautiful scape.. 😍🐟🌿

[@Psychoclaw]

That hardscape is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. I'm DYING to get back into the hobby!

[@nanthakumar747]

The left side wood reflection creats its own buddha shape ❤️I just loved this scape

[@jennifersheets339]

This is my FAVORITE so far! ❤️ It’s as if you discovered a lost temple from a past civilization.

[@tristambre632]

You rock that scape, I can feel your ruined temple vibe !

[@JeanDubuc]

Best hardscape ever!

[@amx1820]

The hardscape alone is awesome :))

[@hcollins3641]

Everytime you make a new tank i say "that's my new fave tank", This continues to this day XD

[@deniseandersson5413]

Hahaha same, he's amazing.

[@Amanda-uc5jq]

I love it even with just the hard scape 😄

[@roshanroy191988]

Hi... MD, I'm a Graphic designer in UAE. But my passion is always been doing aqua scaping. U inspired me to star casing my passion, which I'm planning . U r doing a great job. keep doing.

[@sheep20011]

Loving how this one is panning. Fantastic concept.

[@Marvin_Alain]

This already looks good as it is! Can’t wait how it will look planted.

[@MrCtenopoma]

I found the idea really disturbing at first, but I have to admit it really looks great. Can't wait to see the second part.

[@matthewalivio9186]

your best scape yet. imo this would be better as a terrarium

[@beatricevoorhees6992]

What an incredible scape.

[@Castoridae]

Watching you and Serpadesign has absolutely gotten me inspired to set up my first planted tank. Absolutely loving the videos you guys put out and the positivity it brings! I'm gonna start out small, and fingers crossed it'll keep growing from there with more tanks and more inspiration!

[@JPeezy07]

Okay for real, that tank is amazing.

[@UKFishCam]

Statues and relics in tanks look so cool

[@collinskj1963]

Unlike the Amazon tank that I did not like so much in the beginning, I already love the look of this one.

[@paulkettless71]

Glad you decided to carry on with the tank, and agree with a couple of others that have mentioned the lotus flowers, they would look awesome with this scape.

[@veeju1166]

Feeling Zen already!!!🧘‍♀️👌

[@Jay-oh1on]

I love the way the Buddha look like it has been dropped into a river and everything has grown around him when it’s planted it will look great and over grown keep it up 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@Cornelius-f2o]

The hardscape is AMAZING!!1

[@jithsree3]

You don't need to plant this.. it looks stunning already.. great job!! Loved it!!!

[@Gaaraape]

I don't usually like artificial decortation in tanks but I really liked this scape. I think yiu tied it all together very well

[@REscapes]

Normally I don't like ornament tanks but this is stunning! You've changed my mind 😍

[@naturesfinest2408]

I was the same way but i realized i dont like the unnatural look. My profile pic is something i have planned to recreate/take inspiration from. Small homes covered in small mosses in the mountains/hill side.

[@vesawuoristo4162]

Lovely setup. Maybe you could make a nice stone arrangement for your mother-in-law for taking her rocks. 🙂

[@ronderfulaquariums2978]

Beautiful tank LOVE THE BUDDAH GREAT CHOICE

[@raptorsl549]

Im buddist from sri Lanka! love your videos

[@mathildakd1]

Omg the serenity of this scape! ♥️

[@shel.b.1090]

Another stunning scape xxx

[@thesinner9507]

One of the better tanks you've made. Congratulations 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@alfredokampitan3778]

The reflection of the wood on the left side is like a Buddha too

[@RaiUriarte]

Hi there, normally those statues don´t work well on water, I have one on the garden and it just disintegrated slowly. That is my experience, I think the only material could really support that condition could be a stone statue.

[@dooksouls5423]

Rain water is likely quite a bit more acidic than the water in this aquarium and the acidity of rain water is what causes the damage.

[@wrenpark7702]

I love how he always explains it step by step

[@UrbanNomadLife]

Absolutely gorgeous.

[@icegypsy99]

That's inspiring. Getting ready to go out and pick out some hardscape stuff for another tank. This has given me lots to think about

[@christopherwoldt6811]

The most intersting hardscape i've seen for a long time! Beautiful piece of art!

[@gaivscaesar]

This is my favourite one yet. Can't wait to see it planted

[@homemadechicken8995]

Love the channel bro. Got my first few aquariums because of you. Never thought i would like it this much.

[@pitita6292]

I love the reflexion of the wood on the glass, it look like another buda

[@RIASAKURACHANNEL]

Building budda in aquarium so goods👍🏻

[@lukebennett3102]

My favourite tank so far

[@Neon1024]

This scape looks awesome!

[@RioCahyadiDrayka]

It would be cool if the water level didn't completely submerged the Buddha statue, it's like a giant statue in the middle of river or something. But I'm excited with the current plan too.

[@nicolero8130]

Yes this looks like a natural temple

[@GlassBoxHero]

This one is going to be amazing!!!

[@Dethbryte626]

This is my absolute favorite that you’ve ever done. It’s understated and beautiful. I can’t wait for part two!!!!

[@ashwinvandenaarssen3019]

Mate, at 12:06 on the left side there the negative space in the reflection of the wood in the glass looks like a second seated Buddha! That might be the coolest inadvertent feature I’ve ever seen!

[@paulmarmion358]

You have done it again ....the tank looks fantastic great idea the Buddha 👍

[@lillyblomqvist3330]

Very good looking hardscape! Can't wait to see you plant it and put the fish in. This will be a super cool tank!

[@michaelaphipps3358]

Is it just me, or is anyone else jealous of his eyelashes? I need extensions if I want that volume! Awesome tank tho.

[@MarkustheSecond]

that buddha is soooo rad!💯🔥🔥🔥

[@imranpatel4612]

You are an artist. Love all of your scrapes including this. I like that it's different

[@TobyCreates]

“Hey ma’am... you’re rocks are very nice, can I have them?” A day in the life of MD

[@annalee7403]

You are an artist, my friend. The Zen is strong with this one.

[@morgan1985uk]

Love it mate. The buddah is awesome. I designed my sons aquarium around resin t rex Skelton. Its half submerged in the substrate so it looks like an uncovered fossil.

[@davidnasc]

Finally the goldfish tank :) Really awesome !

[@Medicdanny]

Man, you're brilliant.

[@scumbagjones4646]

Hey MD! I just wanted to let you know, with goldies you may have to be careful with them getting stuck on that driftwood! Fancy goldfish tend to be kind of clumsy and awkward, you should be fine, but it’s something to keep an eye in once fish are in!

[@auvar84]

Loving this scape!

[@isaacaverett3175]

I even love the hard scape. It’s fantastic honestly

[@MikoMac19]

I love the scape!

[@hebebebe139]

This instantly made me think of the Ta Prohm temple ruins, it looks amazing and with the plants it's going to look zen ✌

[@christianhobelsberger4182]

Garden Centers often sell crushed lavarocks pretty cheap. The only downside is, you have to wash off the dust :)

[@TheCambridgeCarper]

Been following for about a year now and I already think this scape is going to look amazing. Buddha looks the shizzel!

[@finnwiggles28]

O.M.G!!! I wanna do a Buddha Tank!!!

[@bigg490]

Have watched these vids three times. Going to steal this idea with an Easter Island statue. Putting an led light/mister inside my statue.

[@UKFishCam]

What a beautiful tank

[@jesbenji9742]

Stunning...love it! I...I just need to move that one pebble of Buddha's leg! haha

[@Chookie2629]

Wow, the hardscape alone looks amazing I think. Really looking forward to seeing it planted!!! This is going to be so cool. 😁

[@SujanMhrjn]

LOVE FROM NEPAL(THE BIRTHPLACE OF SIDDHARTHA GAUTAM BUDDHA)

[@iusethisforgood]

MD this is beautiful. Your natural style of aquascaping is getting pretty good. really impressed with the detail up the path and the Manzanita exploding from the statute. Really strong work, cannot wait to see the plants!

[@fokofeke6686]

Omg another huge built video! Md your spoiling uuus!!

[@yogeshmohan126]

Love your videos ... you don’t get too Technical n all... plain simple fun... 🙏🏻

[@kevinbranchett2587]

I remember reading Dr Axlerods book years ago he built his first tank out of concrete and it killed his fish due to lime leaching out of the concreat. When you build a concrete pond they recommend sealing it or flushing it through several times to remove the lime.

[@Kingoftroy0805]

This has to be by far my favorite aquarium you’ve done. I’ve always wanted to scape a Buddha tank with one of mine but shy’d away because it wasn’t “natural” enough. Forget all that you’ve shown that anything can be natural and beautiful anything can be with the right vision and I cannot wait to create a similar scape in my 25G cube

[@TuanCaCanh]

So great

[@carolebraswell982]

I could watch you build tanks all day! Only problem is, then I want to build another tank! LOL, My hubby's gonna kill me! Oh, and I love the colorful pastel stones!

[@00steam64]

This is gonna look great

[@lindyp12]

Wow! I don't comment a lot but my jaw dropped as soon as you got that driftwood in and then I saw it 😲I can't believe you did it again lol! I have to tell you I have been racking my brain on how to rescape my 75 gallon goldfish tank and you have definitely given me something to think about! This is so beautiful even before you've gotten the plants in. Thank you!!

[@biglyboyzak3173]

0:35 should have got the gorilla man

[@loniedupre88]

Harambe tribute tank

[@MassachusettsTrainVideos1136]

@@loniedupre88 yes

[@edward.l.h7450]

@@loniedupre88 we must pray to it

[@albertoarostegui9980]

This is probably one of your coolest aquariums so far, love the composition and the manzanita wood.

[@rebecasabourin1318]

I really like it even without the plants .

[@AkhilRane15dec]

MD, you make amazing scrapes and love all your aquariums, however this scape is specially superb & unique. I immediately felt the urge to replicate it myself. Also the fact that you showed how you asked your Mother in Law for those rocks reminded me of how Aquascaping geeks collect materials. The natural temple looks without the plants looks amazing already... Let me go find similar statue & try to replicate something similar...