Aquaponics by the NumbersFirst edition, October 2026

Build your system on paper. Before you build it outside.

A practical sizing workbook with four example systems and 23 printable field pages.A sizing workbook: four example systems, 23 printable pages.

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  • 154-page PDF workbook: nine sizing steps and four sized builds
  • 23-page printable pack: 14 sheets, 4 shopping lists, 4 build cards

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Printable aquaponics sizing sheet from the workbook pack, with nine steps to fill in Aquaponics workbook page opening the backyard stock tank build, with an illustration of the finished system Aquaponics sizing page: the nine steps from 12 heads a week to 2,002 lb of water
Aquaponics by the Numbers workbook cover with nine numbered plates for the sizing steps, from harvest to weight check Illustration

Stop guessing the size.
Stop paying for it twice.

Tank, beds and pump have to match. Do the math before you buy a part.

Measuring the gap between an aquaponics stock tank and a grow bed with a tape before buying parts Illustration

A book to plan it. A pack to run it.

Aquaponics workbook page: side and top view of the backyard stock tank Aquaponics workbook page: the nine sizing steps from 12 heads a week to 2,002 lb of water
Aquaponics by the Numbers workbook cover with nine numbered plates for the sizing steps Illustration

The 154-page workbook

Plan the whole system on paper.

Clipboard with blank aquaponics worksheets and a pencil resting on the rim of a stock tank Illustration Aquaponics sizing sheet from the printable pack, with the nine steps to fill in

The printable companion

23 pages to fill in by the tank.

  • 4 sized builds
  • 14 reusable sheets
  • 4 shopping lists

Start with dinner. End with a parts list.

  1. Fresh aquaponics lettuce heads in a pale harvest bin beside a gravel grow bed Illustration

    1 Pick your harvest

    12 heads of lettuce a week.

  2. Aquaponics side view from the book: tank, two beds and sump with their levels Aquaponics feed sum from the book: 96 g a day from 24 sq ft of beds

    2 Follow the numbers

    Nine steps size the whole system.

  3. Backyard aquaponics stock tank system with two grow beds on block rows and a buried sump Illustration Aquaponics shopping list for the Backyard Stock Tank from the printable pack

    3 Get your parts list

    Check your site, then shop the list.

The nine steps, for 12 heads of lettuce a week

  1. 12 heads a week
  2. 48 plants
  3. 24 sq ft of beds
  4. 96 g of feed a day
  5. 14 lb of fish
  6. 140 gal in the tank
  7. 12 fish a batch
  8. 100 gal sump
  9. 2,002 lb of water

Pick the system that fits your space.

Four sized builds, from an indoor shelf to a full IBC setup.

Backyard aquaponics stock tank system with two grow beds on block rows and a buried sump Illustration

The Backyard Stock Tank

The main build: a weekly lettuce harvest.

  • 24 sq ft, two media beds
  • 240 gal, 2,002 lb of water

$970 to $2,625

  • 55 gallon aquarium aquaponics system with an herb grow bed on its own rack Illustration

    The 55-Gallon Shelf

    Learn how the water behaves, indoors.

    2 sq ft herb bed$380 to $1,070

  • IBC aquaponics system with a covered tote fish tank, three grow beds and a low sump Illustration

    The IBC Ton

    Fish and vegetables for a household.

    39 sq ft, 514 to 564 gallon$1,730 to $4,610

  • Floating raft bed for hydroponic lettuce, the no fish alternative to an aquaponics system Illustration

    No Fish: The Raft Bed

    Leafy greens with no fish or cycling.

    32 sq ft floating raft$155 to $460

Costs are our hardware estimates. Pictures are illustrations, not photos of real builds.

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Aquaponics workbook page: 96 g a day from 24 sq ft of beds, the 4 g assumption and the FAO research behind it

Numbers you can check.

  1. The calculation. Every sum sits on the page.

  2. The assumption. Change it and rerun the sum with your numbers.

  3. The source. FAO and US extension sheets, named in the text.

Aquaponics sizing sheet from the printable pack, with the nine steps to fill in Aquaponics shopping list for the Backyard Stock Tank from the printable pack
Aquaponics by the Numbers workbook cover with nine numbered plates for the sizing steps Illustration

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  1. Aquaponics by the Numbers workbook cover, first edition
  2. Aquaponics workbook contents, chapters 1 to 9 and the four builds
  3. Aquaponics workbook contents, chapters 10 to 14 and the worksheets
  4. Aquaponics sizing page: the nine steps from 12 heads a week to 2,002 lb of water
  5. Aquaponics harvest and feed steps, from weekly harvest to grow area
  6. Aquaponics feed page: 96 g a day from 24 sq ft, with the FAO research behind it
  7. Aquaponics tank sizing page: published stocking limits and the 140 gallon example
  8. Aquaponics layout page: side and top view of the backyard stock tank build
  9. Aquaponics build card for the Backyard Stock Tank, one page to keep by the tank
  10. Aquaponics sizing sheet from the printable pack, with the nine steps to fill in

Aquaponics by the Numbers 154-page workbook + 23-page pack