In Deepwater culture (DWC), plants are held on a floating raft placed over a solution tank, whereas, in the Nutrient film technique, plants are grown on a series of shallow channels/troughs, and a thin film of the solution is applied to these channels/trough with the help of a pump. DWC is easy to build and could be small to large, whereas NFT is relatively complex and could be medium to large and may require a much larger area than DWC. NFT is a beginner-friendly system and can be built without lights, pumps, etc. NFT is somewhat difficult and is not ideal for beginners. NFT requires pumps and other equipment but can easily scale up by adding additional channels.