Is There Life After Root Burn

[DweamGoiL]

Having trouble with my Phal *sigh* . After noticing that the roots were rotting, I took it out of its pot and chunky bark mix and trimmed the roots back. There were several viable roots still left, but some still had black spots so I treated them with Physan 20. I followed the directions carefully on the Physan 20 bottle. I then treated the bark mix as well and went out and bought a dedicated fan for the orchids since maybe the initial problem was the fact that the air has been hot, stagnant, and very humid.

I repotted the plant back and even filled the pot with 2 inches of styrofoam to take up some of the excess space since the root mass was now substantially smaller and got rid of a lot of the bark mix so it would be more airy and less densely packed.

The next day, I went to check on my Phal and the roots were completely desicated. I mean, twig like...still green, but they were so so dry. Obviously, the Physan 20 was too strong and burned the roots. Since then, the media has been drying up every single day so I have been watering it and placing it by the fan so by the end of the day, it won't be damp in the mix. The plant is still alive and the leaves are kind of swollen towards the tip and have split sightly at the tips as well. Last night, I felt some water coming out from those tips.

I am just not sure at this point if it will survive or if I should just throw in the towel with this particular plant