Paph lowii for Semi/Hydro

[AGibson001]

I recently purchased a Paph. lowii (I will post pictures this evening) It is a large healthy plant, growing new leaves and what I believe is the beginning of a spike in one of the crowns. It is in bark, charcoal, perlite now; however, I have a 10lb bag of Hydroton and am looking for a candidate to try S/H. Will a paph like lowii do well in S/H or should my first foray into S/H be a phal or other epiphytic species? Let me know Ray