First off I'm very sad to hear that the blue diamond is blue dye. I was skeptical of that but didn't want to believe it!

It is close to the budding process now and a really healthy plant! I was excited to see blue flowers again. On to the other plant. It is in store bought "orchid soil" (mainly bark with some moss) and it has been re-potted into a proper pot with lots of drain holes. I have not pulled the plant out in fear of upsetting it more while it's blooming but it sounds like I have no other choice. I have pulled quite a bit of the top layer of bark and checked it out on top and everything seems to look fine (nice and white pearly green) but I will take it out today and see what is going on! Thank you for the tips!