Aquaponics bụ ụdị ọhụrụ nke usoro ọrụ ugbo nke na-ejikọta aquaculture na hydroponics, ụzọ abụọ a dị iche iche nke ịkọ ugbo, site na imepụta ihe gburugburu ebe obibi, iji nweta synergy sayensị na symbiosis, iji nweta mmetụta mmetụta gburugburu ebe obibi nke ịzụ azụ na-enweghị ịgbanwe mmiri. na-enweghị nsogbu mmiri dị mma, na-eto eto inine na-enweghị fatịlaịza. Usoro a na-abụkarị ọdọ mmiri azụ̀, ọdọ mmiri nzacha na ọdọ mmiri a na-akụ ihe. E jiri ya tụnyere ọrụ ugbo ọdịnala, ọ na-echekwa 90% mmiri, ihe a na-enweta na akwụkwọ nri ji okpukpu 5 karịa nke ọrụ ugbo ọdịnala, ihe a na-emepụta aquaculture ji okpukpu iri karịa nke ọrụ ugbo ọdịnala.