Germinate in a similar environment

I don't have a lot of experience with this new hobby, but I noticed that germinating seeds in a similar aquaponic environment may produce good results and reduces the shock of transplant.

​Black-eyed peas were germinating in a plate with kitchen towels, hydroton, and water from the fish tank.

When transplanted, I noticed how clean the roots were. Not to mention, the sprouts were easy to move from the plate to the grow bed

​Transplanted from the plate, into the grow bed

​This seed was planted in the grow bed, just to compare.