Quote Originally Posted by JCO
Hey folks...I watch and try to read all that is posted by everyone and the most often asked and by far the most confusing question asked is what media is the best to use and how to wash it etc. What is confusing to me is why it seems no one has even considered how inexpensive a raft system is and the ease of setup.

Anything you can grow in any other media system can be grown in a raft system.
I wish it was so, but sadly some plants will not tolerate full time root submersion. That is why growbeds are needed. For plants like lettuce, etc that do fin in it, you'd be silly to use anything else. My plan is to use standard F/D growbeds to remove particulates and raft for the heavy lifting. The solids should not be wasted.