Neostylis Potting Options?

[angeleyedcat]

Hello I bought a Neostylis Lou Sneary "Bluebird" 4 months ago. It's incredibly happy and I've been following the instructions of the seller - soak in a tub of water every 3 or 4 days (or as needed) fertilizing every other time and keeping it in a sunny south window. Well, it's really happy, lots of new roots filling most of its 2 inch pot with more new ones on top, plus a new leaf. The problem I'm having is every time I soak it most of the bark floats out. At this point there isn't much room in the pot for bark and I'm afraid I'm going to hurt the roots always pushing the bark back.

Is there another way to grow this orchid in PA? I'd imagine a bigger pot would just have more bark floating out? I'm leary of mounting because I guess it would need more constant care? (once every 3 or 4 days is enough) Does it really need the bark in the pot at all? Or can it stay in the pot with just a small amount of bark on the bottom for moistness? Not sure about vase culture but could that work? I haven't had any good experiences with sphag but would a small ball of it on the bottom of the pot for the roots be an option? Just brainstorming trying to figure out a way to keep a little moisture there without the disruption of roots during soaking.

Any suggestions? Thank you