Friendly Aquaponics Back Issues of the Newsletter (Archives)
First, you should know that these newsletters are ancient; the most recent one is from 2014. That’s because we started putting all this information into our blog in 2014. Y0u can find the blog menu at the top of all our webpages, where it says “Commercial Aquaponics Blog”, “Aquaponics Blog Categories”, and “Business Of Aquaponics Blog Categories”.
That’s because the blog is easy to use: you can find all the blog articles on a particular subject by searching the categories in the left-hand sidebar, where you will find things like “artificial lighting; 5 articles”, “fish; 14 articles”, OR by using search terms like “nitrifying bacteria”, “profitability”, or “USDA Organic Certification” where it says “search by clicking on your subject”.
Here’s an example blog article you can check out: How Do Greenhouses Work, Part 1.
You can build and operate a system like the one below just from the information in these back newsletters.
We’ve listed the “Commercial Aquaponics Newsletters” first; if you’re new to the site OR to aquaponics, just reading ALL the newsletters, Regular, Special, and Commercial, through from the first one to the last will give you an education in aquaponics equivalent to our $995 DIY Commercial Aquaponics Training (if you pay attention!).
Commercial Aquaponics Newsletters
This is a series about how to be successful with commercial aquaponics, and also about what NOT to do. We didn’t know when we started this series that it WAS a series, so the first two are called “Special Newsletters”, but they really belong here. This is part of your aquaponics source, especially if you’re interested in earning a living from growing with aquaponics.
Commercial Aquaponics Newsletter #1 “What Kind Of Greenhouse Should I Purchase/What Plants Are The Most Profitable/What Is The Best System?”
Commercial Aquaponics Newsletter #2 “Losing Your Fish”
Commercial Aquaponics Newsletter #3 “Zac Hosler: A Profitable Aquaponic Farmer, Part 1”
Commercial Aquaponics Newsletter #4 “Zac Hosler, A Profitable Aquaponic Farmer, Part 2”
Commercial Aquaponics Newsletter #5 “How To Kill Your Aquaponic System (Or Part Of It!)”
Commercial Aquaponics Newsletter #6 “How To Make Money With Gatorponics And Love It!”
Commercial Aquaponics Newsletter #7 “The Straight Fish Poop On Organically Certified Aquaponics”
Commercial Aquaponics Newsletter #8 “Down On Shumin’s Farm: A 34,000 Square Foot Aquaponics Farm”
Commercial Aquaponics Newsletter #9 “Bio-Filters: The Straight Scoop”
Commercial Aquaponics Newsletter #10 “A Listing Of Organically Certified Aquaponics Farms And Their Certifying Agencies”
Commercial Aquaponics Newsletter #11 “There’s Money To Be Made In Food, Just Not By The Farmer! Part 1”
Commercial Aquaponics Newsletter #12 “There’s Money To Be Made In Food, Just Not By The Farmer! Part 2”
Commercial Aquaponics Newsletter #13 “The Mysteries Of Aquaponics, Part 1, How Many Fish To Raise?”/a>
Commercial Aquaponics Newsletter #14 “The Mysteries Of Aquaponics, Part 2, How Many Fish You Need For Good Vegetable Growth.”/a>
Commercial Aquaponics Newsletter #15 “The Mysteries Of Aquaponics, Part 3, How Much To Feed Your Fish For Good Vegetable Growth?”/a>
Commercial Aquaponics Newsletter #16 “The Mysteries Of Aquaponics, Part 4, You Don’t Need A Biofilter, You Already Have One!”/a>
Commercial Aquaponics Newsletter #17 “The Mysteries Of Aquaponics, Part 5, Why Your Plants Will Grow Great On Zero Measurable Nitrates!”/a>
Special Newsletters
Friendly Aquaponics Special Newsletter #1 “Aquaponics Association Conference in Florida September 2011”
Friendly Aquaponics Special Newsletter #2 “Link To Back Issues Of Newsletters Announced”
Friendly Aquaponics Special Newsletter #3 “Free Plywood Tank Manuals and Other Free Downloads Links”
Friendly Aquaponics Special Newsletter #4 “Free Trough Construction Videos and Free Tabletop Aquaponics System Plans For Schools and Teachers”
Friendly Aquaponics Special Newsletter #5 “Scientific Information On The Safety Of Worms And Compost In Aquaponics Systems”
Friendly Aquaponics Special Newsletter #6 “CSA And Extra Fish At A Discount”
Friendly Aquaponics Special Newsletter #7 “Announcements: Our New Florida Affiliates, Aquaponic Solar Greenhouse Slide Show Up On Our Website, We STILL Have Too Many Darn Fish!”
Friendly Aquaponics Special Newsletter #8 “Friendly Aquaponics Milestones, July 2012”
Friendly Aquaponics Special Newsletter #9 “Complete DIY Farmer’s Market Solar Greenhouse Package Available!”
Friendly Aquaponics Special Newsletter #10 “DIY Micro Solar Greenhouse Package Available!”
Friendly Aquaponics Special Newsletter #11 “Heaven Forbid! The Politics Of Aquaponics!!”
Friendly Aquaponics Special Newsletter #12 “Complete and CHEAP Aquaponics Kit Systems Available!”
Friendly Aquaponics Special Newsletter #13 “Free Plywood/Epoxy/Fiberglass Tank Manual, New Tilapia Hatchery Manuals!”
Friendly Aquaponics Special Newsletter #14 “Commercial Solar Greenhouse Plans, and FREE updates for Farmer’s Market greenhouse plans!”
Friendly Aquaponics Special Newsletter #15 “The Friendly “Verticalis”: The Best Information On Vertical Growing Systems, And It’s FREE! Part 1″
Friendly Aquaponics Special Newsletter #16 “The Friendly “Verticalis”: The Best Information On Vertical Growing Systems, And It’s FREE! Part 2″
Friendly Aquaponics Special Newsletter #17 “The Friendly “Verticalis”: The Best Information On Vertical Growing Systems, And It’s FREE! Part 3″
Friendly Aquaponics Special Newsletter #18 “The Friendly “Verticalis”: The Best Information On Vertical Growing Systems, And It’s FREE! Part 4″
Friendly Aquaponics Special Newsletter #19 “The Friendly “Verticalis”: The Best Information On Vertical Growing Systems, And It’s FREE! Part 5″
Friendly Aquaponics Special Newsletter #20 “Comparison Between Media-Based Systems And Deepwater Raft Systems”
Friendly Aquaponics Special Newsletter #21 “Comparison Between Media-Based Systems And Deepwater Raft Systems”
Friendly Aquaponics Special Newsletter #22 “Special Pest Control Update”
Friendly Aquaponics Special Newsletter #23 “Spanish-Language Micro System Manual Now Available!”
Regular Newsletters
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #1 “Get Rich with Aquaponics/Why the Nutrients Disappeared”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #2 “Duckweed at your own peril!/We Have A Tank And Some Fish”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #3 “Why Should I Do Aquaponics/Biogas Beginnings”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #4 “Organic Fish Food/Biosecurity For Aquaponics”
(We changed our numbering system between #4 and #8, to put a single “Nugget” in each newsletter, even though previous ones had two or three “Nuggets”. So there are NO numbers 5-7)
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #8 “So you want to make a living with commercial aquaponics”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #9 “So you want to try something “new” in aquaponics? Part 1″
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #10 “So you want to try something “new” in aquaponics? Part 2″
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #11 “Feeding the Fish, Part 1, or Nitrogen Deficiency”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #12 “Feeding the Fish, Part 2, or Don’t mess with Duckweed”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #13 “System Startup, Part 1”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #14 “System Startup, Part 2”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #15 “System Startup, Part 3”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #16 “System Startup, Part 4!”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #17 “Types of Aquaponics Systems, Low Density and High Density, Part 1”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #18 “Types of Aquaponics Systems, Part 2”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #19 “Water Quality and Testing, Part 1”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #20 “Water Quality and Testing, Part 2”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #21 “Water Quality and Testing, Part 3”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #22 “Gammarus and Organic Aquaponics Systems, Part 1”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #23 “Gammarus and Organic Aquaponics Systems, Part 2”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #24 “If It Works, Don’t Argue With It! Part 1”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #25 “If It Works, Don’t Argue With It! Part 2”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #26 “Gammarus and Organic Aquaponics Systems, Part 3”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #27 “Organic Aquaponics Systems, Part 1”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #28 “Organic Aquaponics Systems, Part 2”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #29 “Organic Aquaponics Systems, Part 3”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #30 “Aeration in Aquaponics Systems, Part 1”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #31 “Aeration in Aquaponics Systems, Part 2”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #32 “Water Flow Rate in Aquaponics Systems, Part 1”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #33 “Water Flow Rate in Aquaponics Systems, Part 2”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #34 “Nutrient and pH Level in Organic Aquaponics Systems, Part 1”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #35 “Nutrient and pH Level in Organic Aquaponics Systems, Part 2”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #36 “Redux of the Startup Blues, Part 1”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #37 “Redux of the Startup Blues, Part 2”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #38 “Redux of the Startup Blues, Part 3”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #39 “How much money can I make from my Aquaponics System?”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #40 “Redux of the Startup Blues, Part 4”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #41 “How to Eliminate Malaria With Aquaponic Systems”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #42 “Redux of the Startup Blues, Part 4 (Really Part 5, my fault!)”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #43 “Our sincere thanks to all those who support us and Aquaponics”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #44 “Cheap Fish Food is NOT Cheap!”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #45 “Raising Prawns In Aquaponic Systems, Part 1”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #46 “Aquaponics Runoff Water Use”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #47 “Raising Prawns In Aquaponic Systems, Part 2”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #48 “Why The World Needs Aquaponics NOW”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #49 “Food Safety In Aquaponics Systems”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #50 “How To Build An Aquaponics System From Junk!”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #51 “Aquaponics Works And YOU Can Do It!”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #52 “Hybrid Aquaponics Permaculture Sustainable Food Production Systems Part 1”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #53 “Hybrid Aquaponics Permaculture Sustainable Food Production Systems Part 2”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #54 “Hybrid Aquaponics Permaculture Sustainable Food Production Systems Part 3”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #55 “Compost In Aquaponics Equals Dangerous Aquaponics Systems”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #56 “A Primer On Aquatic EcoSystems, Part 1”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #57 “A Primer On Aquatic EcoSystems, Part 2”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #58 “A Primer On Aquatic EcoSystems, Part 3”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #59 “Hybrid Aquaponics?Permaculture Sustainable Food Production Systems Part 3”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #60 “A Primer On Energy-Efficient Greenhouses, Part 1”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #61 “A Primer On Energy-Efficient Greenhouses, Part 2”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #62 “A Primer On Energy-Efficient Greenhouses, Part 3”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #63 “A Primer On Energy-Efficient Greenhouses, Part 4”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #64 “A Primer On Energy-Efficient Greenhouses, Part 5”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #65 “A Primer On Energy-Efficient Greenhouses, Part 6”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #66 “A Primer On Energy-Efficient Greenhouses, Part 6-1/2”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #67 “A Primer On Energy-Efficient Greenhouses, Part 7”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #68 “A Primer On Energy-Efficient Greenhouses, Part 8”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #69 “A Primer On Energy-Efficient Greenhouses, Part 9”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #70 “A Primer On Energy-Efficient Greenhouses, Part 10”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #71 “A Primer On Energy-Efficient Greenhouses, Part 11”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #72 “The Hawaii Aquaponic Solar Greenhouse Unplugged”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #73 “The “Amicus Verticalis”, or Friendly Vertical Growing Systems”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #74 “How To Get Rid Of Snails”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #75 “How To Learn Aquaponics: Do It!”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #76 “Worms, Compost, And Aquaponics Revisited”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #77 “Pump Intake Filters, Part 1”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #78 “Pump Intake Filters, Part 2”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #79 “Solids Settling Tanks, Net Tanks, and Degas Tanks”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #80 “How To Make Water Pump Intake Filters”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #81 “Economical Trough End Fittings”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #82 “Biosecurity Update: Snails, More Snails, And Catfish, Part 1”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #83 “Biosecurity Update: Snails, More Snails, And Catfish, Part 2”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #84 “What If You Don’t Have A Hatchery Nearby?”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #85 “Concrete Tanks And Troughs”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #86 “Pumps That DON’T Pump”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #87 “Poison Your Fish, Poison Your Vegetables, Poison Yourself”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #88 “What To Do About Weeds”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #89 “Prawns Revisited, Part 1”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #90 “Prawns Revisited, Part 2”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #91 “Poisonous IBC Totes Revisited”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #92 “Organic And Make-Our-Own Fish Food Revisited”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #93 “What Kind Of Vegetables Do I Grow To Make Money With Aquaponics?”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #94 “What Kind Of Aquaponic System Will Make Me Money”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #95 “Filter Nonsense And Gritty Fish Poops, Part 1”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #96 “Filter Nonsense And Gritty Fish Poops, Solids Settling Tanks, Net Tanks, And Degas Tanks, Do You Really Need Them? (Part 2)”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #97 “The Farmer’s Shadow And Why It’s Important”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #98 “What Grows In Aquaponic Systems, Free List!”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #99 “Backyard Tilapia Hatchery And Breeding, Part 1”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #100 “Backyard Tilapia Hatchery And Breeding, Part 2”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #101 “Backyard Tilapia Hatchery And Breeding, Part 3”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #102 “Green Water In Your Aquaponics System Equals Yuck!”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #103 “What’s Necessary For Success With Aquaponics, Part 1”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #104 “What’s Necessary For Success With Aquaponics, Part 2”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #105 “Comparison With Our Competitor’s Systems”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #106 “How Many Fish Do You Need Or Want For Your Aquaponics System?”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #107 “Rooftop And Urban Aquaponics, Part 1”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #108 “Rooftop And Urban Aquaponics, Part 2”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #109 “Trying New Stuff Out Sometimes Yields Hard Lessons”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #110 “My 2,000-Lb, 18-1/2 Hand Horse, “Major Dude”, Part 1″
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #111 “My 2,000-Lb, 18-1/2 Hand Horse, “Major Dude”, Part 2″
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #112 “My 2,000-Lb, 18-1/2 Hand Horse, “Major Dude”, Part 3″
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #113 “How To Do A Valid Experiment In Aquaponics Without Losing The Farm, Part 1”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #114 “How To Do A Valid Experiment In Aquaponics Without Losing The Farm, Part 2”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #115 “How To Sink The Farm, Part 3”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #116 “How To Sink YOUR Farm, Part 4”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #117 “Why Big Ag Will Get Smaller, And Small Farms More Competitive, Part 1, The Cost Of Energy”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #118 “Why Big Ag Will Get Smaller, And Small Farms More Competitive, Part 2, The Effects Of Weather”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #119 “Why Big Ag Will Get Smaller, And Small Farms More Competitive, Part 3, Availability of Water”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #120 “Why Big Ag Will Get Smaller, And Small Farms More Competitive, Part 4, Social Forces”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #121 “Wayne Hall, Profile of An Aquaponics Producer, Part 1”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #122 “Wayne Hall, Profile of An Aquaponics Producer, Part 2”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #123 “Randy Campbell, Profile of An Aquaponics Producer, Part 1 (We WILL continue the series on Wayne Hall soon!)”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #124 “Randy Campbell, Profile of An Aquaponics Producer, Part 2 (We WILL continue the series on Wayne Hall soon!)”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #125 “Water To Fill Your Aquaponics; The Game Just Got More Complex, Part 1”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #126 “Water To Fill Your Aquaponics; The Game Just Got More Complex, Part 2”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #127 “Water To Fill Your Aquaponics; The Game Just Got More Complex, Part 3”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #128 “Wayne Hall; Profile Of An Aquaponics Producer, Part 3”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #129 “Wayne Hall; Profile Of An Aquaponics Producer, Part 4”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #130 “Wayne Hall; Profile Of An Aquaponics Producer, Part 5”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #131 “Alternate Energy Systems For Aquaponics, Part 1”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #132 “Alternate Energy Systems For Aquaponics, Part 2”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #133 “Alternate Energy Systems For Aquaponics, Part 3”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #134 “Alternate Energy Systems For Aquaponics, Part 4”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #135 “Energy-Efficient Greenhouses For Aquaponic Growing, Part 1”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #136 “Energy-Efficient Greenhouses For Aquaponic Growing, Part 2”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #137 “Energy-Efficient Greenhouses For Aquaponic Growing, Part 3”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #138 “Energy-Efficient Greenhouses For Aquaponic Growing, Part 4”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #139 “Energy-Efficient Greenhouses For Aquaponic Growing, Part 5”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #140 “Energy-Efficient Greenhouses For Aquaponic Growing, Part 6”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #141 “Energy-Efficient Greenhouses For Aquaponic Growing, Part 7”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #142 “Energy-Efficient Greenhouses For Aquaponic Growing, Part 8”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #143 “Energy-Efficient Greenhouses For Aquaponic Growing, Part 9”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #144 “Energy-Efficient Greenhouses For Aquaponic Growing, Part 10”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #145 “Energy-Efficient Greenhouses For Aquaponic Growing, Part 11”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #146 “System Startup Simplified And Explained, Part 1”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #147 “System Startup Simplified And Explained, Part 2”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #148 “System Startup Simplified And Explained, Part 3”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #149 “System Startup Simplified And Explained, Part 4”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #150 “System Startup Simplified And Explained, Part 5”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #151 “Seeding, Germination, and Sprouting, Part 1”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #152 “Seeding, Germination, and Sprouting, Part 2”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #153 “Seeding, Germination, and Sprouting, Part 3”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #154 “What’s Necessary For Profitable Commercial Aquaponics, Part 1”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #155 “What’s Necessary For Profitable Commercial Aquaponics, Part 2”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #156 “Seeding, Germination, and Sprouting, Part 4”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #157 “Why We Don’t Have Competitors”
Friendly Aquaponics Newsletter #158 “The Basics: How To Succeed With Aquaponics”