Aquaponics is one of the latest techniques that enable you to have a self-sufficient food supply. It is a sustainable system that is simple to understand and easy to maintain. It is borne from two traditional approaches, aquaculture and hydroponics. What's great about aquaponics is that it eliminates the disadvantages of these traditional approaches. In a nutshell, aquaponics is a way to maximize the benefit of fish tank water, instead of wasting it like aquaculture does. Many people are starting to discover a much easier way to grow their vegetables. Many people expected hydroponics to be the solution to growing plants. But it just hasn't caught on with the main stream, since it does have its problems, mainly with maintaining nutrient levels. But an aquaponics seems to be picking up the slack and gaining popularity the way hydroponics never did. Aquaponics functions in a "give and take process". Water circulates around the aquaponics system where plants do the work