A flood and drain setup with coco is a nice beginning hydro setup. It give you all the basics of hydro without the worry of plants drying out too quickly. You should be able to buy a complete kit that has everything you need to get started. Feel free to ask any questions.
Hydroponics
Hydroponics: a subset of hydroculture, the method of growing plants without soil, using mineral nutrient solutions in a water solvent. Terrestrial plants may be grown with only their roots exposed to the mineral solution, or the roots may be supported by an inert medium, such as perlite or gravel. The nutrients in hydroponics can come from an array of different sources; these can include but are not limited to byproduct from fish waste, duck manure, or normal nutrients.
Something like this?
https://www.htgsupply.com/products/big-boy-ebb-flow-hydroponic-system/
Yes that works. I had a flood and drain table more in mind but the buckets work too. I did a quick search and couldn’t find flood and drain tables. Not sure why. Btw flood and drain in another way to say ebb and flow.