Modern Aquaponics systems are relatively new, however the use of Aquaponics for sustainable food has been prevalent throughout history. Thousands of years ago, long before the term “Aquaponics” was created, the Aztec culture grew plants on rafts on the surface of lakes. As human civilizations became modernized and developed agricultural advancements using irrigation techniques and nutritional additives, growing food became very much dependent on these techniques due to the low cost in adopting these different techniques. While this seemed to be beneficial in mass production of crops for human consumption and in meeting demand for produce, the effect of using these approaches has materialized into low nutrient rich soils from improper rotation of plants from each additional growth season as well as run off from chemicals used. These additives were used to protect plants from effects of low nutrients and potential infestation in crops due to pests. Companies have now turned to genetics to offset this problem by manipulating the genetic structure in these plants genes to compensate for the man made side affects, forever changing the way we grow plants and vegetables. As each year passes certain obstacles are becoming overwhelming for farmers and biologists to overcome from water quality to fertilizer effectiveness as well as a number of different side-effects that unfortunately are burdening farmers, costing both time and money and are expected to increase if this type of agriculture is continued. While agricultural techniques and applications have continued to be seemingly enhanced and altered, the approach of building off a foundation of additives and chemicals is limiting their ability to maintain healthy plant growth and inevitably will fail as a continued agricultural practice.