Raising BIG fish in a home cistern (with
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- Опубликовано: 8 июн 2024
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Thanks for coming over! The video came out great.
Thanks for showing us your setup.
It's the guy! From the video!
Been curious about you and your setup since I came across you on my TikTok FYP, love the eel pit!
you ever smoke weed?
I bet I'm not even close to the only person subbing your channel after being introduced to your setup here! Nice!!
You got THE eel pit guy? Incredible Adam, incredible
the ‘Guse is really going places
I had to do a double take. I thought it was a new eel pit video until I saw it was Adams channel 😂
Then I was just confused because this is a weird crossover
Eel pit guy always gave me a vibe of serial killer. 0:25 what do you tell the carpenters who come to your house that you want this built?? ohhh OHHHHHHHHHH its a cistern....sure
@dealwolfstriked272 did you even watch the video? Eel pit guy didnt have it built, his grandfather did
@@dealwolfstriked272good luck getting a carpenter to even think about digging you a cistern lol
At the beginning I thought "That street looks familiar, just like one in my town." Then it hit me. Wow! I actually know Nick! We used to work together at a pet store. Great guy, and super knowledgeable. I haven't spoken to him in quite a while so I had no idea he was up to this. Not at all surprised, though.
Perhaps you can start a band
“Pet shop boys” sounds good
@@nishantak911... Maybe "Eel Teeth"? 😆
My uncle rise catfishes in his cistern here in Indonesia. Catfish is one of the easiest fish to cultivate, they don't need clean water, they eat almost anything, they don't mind crowded pool, and they grow up big
Looks like Adam is heading to Indonesia! :-D I'll be looking forward to that video.
Wow that's cool. Do they ever get diseases or parasites or something like that? And basicly have to start with new fish?
I don't know much about biology or fish, but i wouldn't be surprised if that happens, since to me farming fish like this seems so unnatural for the fish.
@@WhoGotSoulHere catfish do well in really dirty environments thanks to being bottom feeders. With that being said there is a prevalence of antibiotic use and heavy metal pollution in farm raised catfish. The pollution can partially be explained due to being raised closer to people and their general pollution but also due to their diets which are usually pellet meal that mostly comes from china.
same like tilapia
U know your fish meat will be what they eat if they eat shit from the ground the will be also full of shit 😂
Now this is a collaboration I would have never had predicted
Said the same thing! So cool to see it happen!
I would have cause I saw adam comment under his videos. He has a thing for fish.
He recently mentioned cowturtle in one of his pods. I'm glad they made a video together
Adam is a fish guy now 🙃
@@kingofthend Fish keeping is one of the best youtube niches
Adam causally outing himself as a stoner after the outro is hilarious
Lmaoo yeah that was amazing
Not even surprised in hindsight!
Bro he had a whole ass pod about eating a gummy so he'd be hungrier for Brazilian Barbecue, and like 3 pods ago with Lauren he was definitely in orbit 😂 🌿
@@RyanWaldroop damn guess I didn't see any of those
@RyanWaldroop which episode was this?
As a child, my father raised rainbow trout in our large outdoor swimming pool.
We still swam in it.
The secret is to raise edible fish which also can feed on humans. You can feed the fish to your kids, and the kids to your fish, in a natural cycle. Try it out!
@@Kaiyanwang82💀💀💀💀💀
@@Kaiyanwang82I did but it didn’t last long I got no child left now.
@@Leap-gecko skill issue
Hello adam! Environmental engineering student here. The Bioballs that you mentioned in your video are actually what we call "Packing" materials, they are packed in a column or in a tank where water can trickle through. (In fact, the drum in his basement is a trickling filter)
Packing material generally has a lot of surfance area which allows for aerobic bacteria to grow onto the surface and develop a Biofilm, which is then what cleans the water to become "effluent" grade. Trickling is also important as it prohibits the growth of anaerobic bacteria, which can actually emit obnoxious gasses, and it isn't really a pleasant experience.
I'm happy actually that I saw a tertiary treatment step before dumping the wastewater out, as halfway through the video I was just under the impression that he dumps the wastewater out, which is very high in BOD, and can cause eutrophication in the bodies of water it might hit.
How does aerobic bacteria filter water? Wouldn’t that be adding bacteria?
@@iluvearth99 bacterium, may be aerobic or anaerobic are ubiquitous-- they are everywhere. The mechanism of action done by the Biofilm formed by the bacteria can be a bit sophisticated, but generally nutrients are broken down and eaten as their energy source, leaving the water "nutrient-less" which is better off as effluent. Water that is rich in nutrients such as BOD, Nitrates, and especially Phosphates, if left untreated, can cause eutrophication, a phenomenon in which there is an uncontrolled growth of algae + which then competes with oxygen sources in the water, eventually killing the fish, further ruining the water quality.
@@bernardmontemorNever knew that, always thought that bacteria = good in general, And thanks for explaining.
@@bernardmontemor
Ah, like the Salton Sea, except that has a fuckload of salt.
I’m glad Adam asked the question we were all wondering at the end cause wow what a spot.
Getting high with your pets, a tale as old as time
@@gastonmarian7261 My dogs get so many pets during those times because their fur feels like literal music lol
How does the lack of light affect the fish? It isn't good for them if they can't produce vitamin D or synchronize their circadian rhythm.
@@sqlexpto my understanding they don't have a rhythm like we do, really. However we keep fish indoors quite regularly with very little to no access to natural light, in fact we tend to avoid it more than take advantage of it. Our goals as aquarists tend to lean towards consistency and stability of the ecosystem, if being managed in a natural-ish manner. A fish's diet is very important and a well cared for fish has a varied diet, with foods that have added vitamins to prevent deficiencies. If a person was really concerned with fish, they could get full spectrum LEDs or use vapor bulbs (metal halide or high pressure sodium, I believe both produce the UV spectrum required for vitamin D production? Unsure on that part, I just know that even until more recent times, the way to healthy corals has been using vapor bulbs for lighting, until recently (last decade range I'd guess?) Rather than using LEDs. I don't do saltwater so that's about the extent of my knowledge, I just know that it's been fairly recent compared to the adoption of LEDs for plants and general freshwater use, which was fairly common (albeit pricey) well over a decade ago I'm fairly certain.
I think fluorescent bulbs of most kinds also provide the UV needed as that's what they actually produce inside and that's what energizes the phosphor coating that gives the color, if memory serves correctly. Prior to LEDs, T5 HO florescents were the go to for lush plant growth due to the spectrum of light provided for plants.
Sorry for the long winded rant, just thought I'd share my knowledge that I do have, as a freshwater aquarium nerd and electrician. I get super into the lighting aspect of the hobby.
If you actually read this, thank you, and I apologize. TL;DR- it's totally possible to not have those issues mentioned by way of diet and lighting, and then second issue tends to not be an issue at all. They do need rest, and would become stressed, but would, nonetheless, be basically fine.
@@sqlexpLots of these fish don’t get much sunlight, catfish live in the dark much of their lives.
This has been Adam's oddest video, but I dig it.
Ahhh, just remembered. because he wants to get an aquaponics system. So he's probably gonna explore stuff related to it
Adam talked about the eel pit on his podcast, I'm so glad he had fun and did something different (Adam has mentioned he's a little jaded/unhappy atm)
@@RickStormTdoes he know why he feels that way?
@@RaffyMaBoi Seems like a great way to educate people about north american native freshwater fish since most that live here don't know it's the 2nd most aquatically biodiverse place on the planet in freshwater biodiversity.
@@dokkaner5934Only Americans think like that but the whole world knows this fact.
I mean USA is the only large temperate country which makes it ideal to have a lot of large fresh water lakes and water bodies with ideal temperature for flora and fauna to thrive.
Every other country is either too warm like India(could've been the second largest but doesn't recieve rainfall like Brazil), too dry like Australia or too cold like Russia and Canada.
Adam, please feel free to keep bringing us stuff you find interesting even if it's not a recipe video. You have earned that much!
Hearing Adam talking enthusiastically about the eel pit in a podcast, it's great seeing him visit it in person.
The way this thumbnail makes his legs look so tiny mades me laugh more than it should’ve
I can't believe you're the only who has mentioned, although there aren't many comments yet
@@counterfeit1148i mentioned it actually
Adam "Baby Legs" Ragusea
Real height
Dont belive the lies, thats what his real legs look like, he’s brainwashing us into thinking its just the trick of the water
In Norway, every farm used to have it's own well. And each well had one or two trout, both to eat algae, snails and whatever else ended up in the well, and to give an indication on the water quality. The trout needed to be quite small, which meant that most farmers would replace the fish every year or so. That day, the family ate pan fried trout as a midday snack.
What a wonderful anecdote, well trout!
In old-timey Finland some people used to keep eels in their wells to keep the water clean (don't ask me about the specifics, I'm not sure how it worked). The same thing was done in Sweden, where "the Brantevik eel" famously lived in a well for at least 155 years
@@OllihuAkbarhow whimsical
Norwegian drinking from his well: "Ah, delicious Trout-Water!"
@@OllihuAkbarodd enough, here in Sardinia we did\do the same thing! A few eels in the well
Rain water is only deceptively clean. Whatever is in the atmosphere where the rain falls from, it’s in your rain water too. Also I just want to add, eels are actually adorable. Like they’re ugly. But they’re harmless and will eat food off of a spoon (you can feed big ones like they’re big babies), and that is adorable.
I think that's an inevitable factor for both this technique and also wild fish. But Nick seems to have a set up, and it seems to work fairly well.
You can install a system to mostly purify the water. It’s actually an extremely complicated process but anyone can theoretically do it if they have the cistern or build one.
I personally think moray eels actually look quite cute. But yes, eels actually are kinda cute.
Well ofc. rain water isnt clean, but guess what - as it goes trough the ground it gets filtered naturally.
Cow Turtle’s channel is great. His setup is so wild and he travels all over showing the local wildlife. Such an underrated channel.
So underrated. I love to see him getting some love here.
This is one of the collabs I have been praying for ever since the start of Adam's Fishtank Arc
What about Leon the lobster?!
I really want this to be an arc! Id easy watch Adam doing non food content
Adam should just go ahead and become a fish tuber
Fishtank arc? Dang, I've been falling behind!
@@AnimeSunglasses He set up a goldfish tank not too long ago!
I have been invested emotionally in the eel pit for more than a year now and can confirm it's absolutely worth it.
hell yeah
I loved hearing the nitrogen cycle explained eloquently by a non fish keeper. Loved this outsider view of cow turtle!
chemistry is chemistry
Indeed!
I was so freakin disgusted until about 60 seconds in when I realized that "cistern" is not the same thing as "septic tank"
Wow 😲
Got me imagining a huge reef tank with glass floor above. It would be a challenge even with retired-lawyer money, but a koi pond would probably be doable. That's one of the things on my "won the powerballs" list, a house full of huge, extravagant aquariums of different biomes.
Definitely one of those things to make a person end up on a "won the Powerball and ended up bankrupt" lists. Maintenance fees would be a bitch on that setup.
I absolutely love how the echoes sound in a chamber like this, all the standing waves from the parallel walls, it's great. Maybe not quite as good as a room like the Sistine Chapel but almost as good, sort of a Cistern Chapel, if you will.
how does he avoid mold?
Fascinating - not just the hobby, but that somebody that young is so passionate about it.
I got into aquariums at age 12, it used be a pretty big thing on youtube.
@@OmniversalInsect same. Watched the king of DIY, solid gold aquatics, etc
@@user-op8fg3ny3jit was Tanked for me
I love that Adam has started segueing to his sponsored segments in an almost baseball announcer voice because he’s so proud of being able to slot them in so well.
Interesting; my grandmother's house is from the 1950's and there is a manhole cover in the garage. I've always wondered what is under there. It seems entirely possible there's a cistern!
Did you look?
Of all the things I was prepared to learn from this video, learning Adam is only 5’ 8” was the most fascinating
short kings rise
5'8 is short? fuck me then
You could feel that Adam was having more fun than in his last videos/podcast good for you
Adam seems to have got some of his old sparkle back in this one, good to see!
Our basement was converted into a cistern by the previous owners who needed a big water storage for their greenhouses. It's about 25k gallons at half a meter depth if my math is correct.
We haven't used it, but this video makes me want to try converting it into a fish pond.
That question at the very last second of the video was seemingly random but hilarious lol
not sure why, but i was fully convinced adam was between 5'11" and 6'1" until now
Same!
Same 😂
+1
Yeah it's strange that he's shorter than me who's an Asian lol
Yeah I was subconsciously positive that he was tall, never doubted this. Even in full-body shots he looks like he has the proportions of a tall dude. I guess he usually uses low angles and his wife is small
“You ever smoke weed?” Legendary outro😂😂
I would have thought the darkness is a problem. But maybe the fish like it dark? I'm interested in the lighting setup, but this is a very cool idea for pets or food. Thanks!
so much work and research goes into having fish for pets. Also I’m loving seeing the guys strut their stuff at 0:22, 1:29, 1:31, 1:37, 2:06, 2:10, 2:15, 2:28, 2:34😍, 4:17, 4:45 😍, 6:02, 7:08, 7:24 😍, 7:29, 7:40. 😊 Looking good guys! 😅
I was so pumped to see the title. A colab I didn't expect but was happy to see
Fat wizard
LOL "you ever smoke weed". I love everything about this video. Makes me sad though they have to kill the sturgeon for the caviar. Fascinating watching the sturgeon farms in Italy. The fish would be like 20 years old if i remember right before being killed. So much effort for fancy food 😅
There are some newer farms that sedate the fish and squeeze out the eggs and the fish survives. The videos are right here on youtube.
@dontbestupid6664 I'd be curious if the 2nd batch would taste good enough compared to the 1st batch to be a thing
That was an exceptionally smooth sponsorship transistion.
Caught me completely off guard
as a long time channel fan that loves cooking and keeping fish, i am astounded seeing this channel starts covering fish keeping contents
both cooking and fish keeping are therapeutic hobbies, just what the world needs more of
Unexpected and excellent collab
I love how excited you were about this episode. You can see the delight on your face. I'm so happy for you.
Yeah, the old farmhouse I grew up in has a cistern under the garage, not used in many decades. I remember peeking into it a few times as a kid but we never made use of it.
“You ever smoke weed?”
“I feel like you are missing out on a lot.”
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Adam, you rock!
this is a discovery about adam i never wouldve expected
@@razz5614 ya know, I hadn’t thought about it either but it makes sense the more I think about it. Of course, I’m high now, so…
@@razz5614he should now make a guide on how to cook with thc or infuse it lol
I was looking for this comment
😂
cottagecore is over, cisterncore is my new aesthetic
I'm glad you got to meet Nick! I remember you mentioning how much you were enjoying his content.
What a cool collab! I've always thought the eel pit was wild but this actually made it make a great deal of sense
'You're missing out a lot' told to the guy who has a home cistern with surgeons as pets
I'm so jealous of this. I just learned of ancient cisterns the other day. Was so fascinated by them. This is really cool though. I always loved having fish and animals of all kids. I love water. This has so much potential for a chill little zen spot. God bless
People, look out with going into these kind op spaces...it can be a closed off space, which can have dangerously low oxygen in it, resulting in losing your consciousness before you notice it. Thus potentially dying.
This makes me concerned aswell. I remember reading the story of an entire family died in a small cellar where they stored potatoes. The potatoes had rotted and one by one they entered the cellar and passed out before realizing something was wrong.
As a fellow fish enthusiast, he IS living THE dream.
Putting the oddity and genius of the video aside, the thumbnail's hilarious
Adam, I love this video! Really love that you have been weaving in nerdy-fishy content into your regular schedule of nerdy-food content. I know it must be a bit scary for a big content creator like you to switch things up but want you to know I think it is great!
A thanksgiving miracle collab ❤ never thought I’d see Adam in the eel pit.
Two channels I love coming together. I love this!
What an awesome setup he's made & I love how many important details you covered so quickly. Wow! This video was fantastic!!!
This was a very well done report, thank you.
I was just recommended this channel today, what an incredible gem
I was about to say I'll never have a house with a cistern, but then I remembered that growing up in San Antonio we had the Edwards Aquifer right below us, so pretty close imho.
Hey Adam, I really love the aquaria content. I know you've been struggling with your mental health but you seem to really enjoy this and it shows. Glad to see you creating content you're more passionate about, alongside your regularly scheduled programming. Anyways, I'm a long time viewer and just want to see you doing what you love, because you're good at it. 🍶🍗👉
Id say a better option than the 300 gallon pvc bucket would be one of the large food safe containers they use to transport large volumes of oil. Codyslab turned one into a greenhouse with great results, and its large enough to stand up in when its on its side
If people listened to his podcast this collab would have been kind of expected. He raved about this guy's videos a lot.
Small Adam is not real, he can’t hurt you.
The thumbnail:
I once made a basement sheep farm in Minecraft. This is kinda like that.
Tilapia would be a good option too. Delicious eating and happy at high stocking levels. Combine the cistern with an above ground aquaponics stup in place if the biofilter and you could make a lot of veg with a cistern that big.
I was not expecting that video but I'm so glad you did that collab! Great content! 👌
I feel like this should be extremely common. Would love to have this
COMFORT CHANNEL UPLOADED WOOOOOOOOO
Thank you Adam, you have such great content! It has even changed the way my family eats. Thanks
Gotta say, as a guy who was into aquariums for a good 20-25 years of my life, yeah you start to see any container that holds water as a potential fish tank
Been in the hobby for five years now and omg , you’re right !
It's absolutely wild to me that you had to explain homes collecting rainwater. In Australia rainwater tanks (Not so much cisterns like this) very much the norm and a legal requirement for new homes since about the mid 2000s.
Here in the US it's actually illegal in some places, and they are trying to make it illegal in many others, probably to make people dependent on the government so they can collect more money and shut you off at their will.
Parts of the USA are going to reach that point very soon I think . You guys have been dealing with unimaginable drought for decades. Where I live , we have regular rainfall . I’m thinking of setting up rain barrels because our city water is hard and I noticed a big difference in my garden this summer with the rain which of course is soft .
That's really amazing! The amount of knowledge these brothers have to do this is also amazing!
The eel pit makes me so happy, so glad we got a great tour from you Adam.
I love how you've slowly integrated fish stuff into your content. Very interesting. Also for some reason I always thought you were at least 6ft. You just must know your angles.
As a long time aquarium keeper, I hope you post more content about fish keeping.
After listening your podcasts and the things you've mentioned recently, I'm really glad you got out and did something a little different. It's clear you did because you found it fun, and for what it's worth, id easily watch any/all informative content you make - it's doesnt have to be all food and recipes etc
This video gives me the vibe of when kids come home from a field trip super excited to tell you about it. I also love the eel pit guy
Sick video Adam. Loved watching it
"The first thing they said is to never let any girls know about it" guys have no idea how to get a good partner. If you give people a false version of yourself, they will never be attracted to you, only the fake version of yourself. To get someone who wants the same things out of a relationship as you do, you have to present what you want out of a relationship. If you like eel pits, that is what you need other people to know and that is how you will attract people who like the eel pits too.
All hail the eel pits
I think its more they don't want them to know they're selling caviar you know gold diggers would eat that up
Adam, this is my favorite genre of content that you create. You make learning fun!
This was just fascinating. What a resourceful young man.
I've had pretty high success rates with actually filtering aquarium water 100% with all plants and no water change systems but I understand that his situation requires that he cannot have aquatic plants so what would instead be probably the best option would be an above-ground bog filter or maybe a moss trough which would sit above the tank the water would run through at which point the plants would filter the water or the Moss it would go over it and then it would simply flow back in it wouldn't even be in the tank
I mean if what he has now works I don't see any reason to change it
How did your filtering system with plant work . Care to explain
I am so happy for you to be able to collab! Glad you're doing things you enjoy
Love the enthusiasm! Thanks for yet another interesting content
Good thing those feeces that are pumped up are actually great fertiliser 👌
Most guys have a mid-life crisis and buy a motorcycle, or get divorced.
Adam's just out here getting super into fish husbandry. You love to see it 💖
Adam did what h3 couldn't. The eal pit!
I've waited so long, it's been a... nightmare
@@psimon_ ... A nightmare
This is one great video, Adam. So interesting, as a farmer ~ with catlle, I have a cisteron running from a spring to the cement container. It is the freshest water ever and oh so clean. This video is near and dear to my heart. Thank you!
With peace & love, thank you. I've been waiting for an Eel Pit segment for weeks now. Cheers my dude, love ya.
what the hell adam's gone insane
Interesting! Do the fish care they don't get sunlight? Healthwise?
He has just as much lights down there as he needs to keep the fish happy.
No idea if the fish care but people keeping aquariums generally advise to keep them out of the sun anyway to avoid algae growth.
Wild crossover episode I was never expecting!
Sturgeon takes ~10 years to produce caviar. At that point it's family.
The fact that it’s in Ohio
I remember seeing a short video peaking into the cistern years ago, it's awesome seeing a more in depth video
A surprising collaboration, very excited to watch.
Ty your videos are always very informative
Eel pit guy platforming a small creator today is great
Don’t even need to like aquariums to enjoy this video. Well done!
Adam asking him if he ever smokes weed, while in the coolest spot ever, is proof he's my spirit animal
keeping eels in cisterns goes back many centuries. On some mediterranean islands it was done to keep the water clean and they live for ages in there. .
damn that guys really smart, love when people know their stuff and pursue it