Doritis in water culture, advice please!

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I posted this in the S/H forum too, but thought it would get more responses here. I've been reading about water culture and really wanted to try it. I just received a small division of Doritis pulcherrima 'Coerules' (this is what the tag said, but I'm guessing it's actually var. 'Coerulea', because nothing came up in searches under 'Coerules'). I know it's a little risky, but it was a free plant, so I thought it would make a good lab rat. I put another part of it in an old orange bag with some moss around the roots to preserve moisture. I've never heard of Doritis grown either way, so I'm trying it.

Currently, I have it in a small shotglass under a mini "greenhouse" on top of a light fixture so that it receives heat to promote root growth. There is a very dilute fertlizer in the water. I don't have any algae yet, but I have a covered glass of water under the light to attempt to grow a stock algae source. I treated the plant with listerine, because I've read that it can be used to sterilize orchids and I am a poor college student without easy access to other materials.

The clouds have moved in, so for the next week or more, the chid receives less than 1000 fc, perhaps as little as 100. I intend to wait for new root growth before I move it into a brighter location.

I know that Orchidineverwindow has experience with Phals in water culture, so I was specifically wondering if you have problems with water soaking up into the base of the leaves and, if so, how you treat or prevent it. Currently, water seems to soak up to the second leaf but does not make it to the top two leaves. Also, should I maybe try to get my hands on hydrogen peroxide or something better than listerine?

Any other advice anyone can give me will be most welcome! I always forget or don't think of something.

Both set-ups below

orange bag wrap
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water culture
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Thanks!