My confusion comes when you say you are going to use Aquaponics with Hydroponics. Aquaponics is already a combination aquaculture and hydroponics, hence the name Aquaponics. Hydroponics uses only nutrient chemicals. As for the different styles of grow beds, they are all used in each technology, the difference being whether you are using Fish nutrients or chemical nutrients.

Check out this URL http://www.diyaquaponics.com/and click on Aqua Systems to see all the different systems, that is except for the NFT which I just added to http://aquaponicsmagazine. One thing to remember about an NFT system, if the tubes you are using get too much direct sun light, the water temp going in might be 70degs, but by the time it reaches the other end, it could be hot enough to actually cook the roots of your plants.

Hope this helps