Mini Orchids in Paludariums Care

[j0onahra3]

Hello, everyone!

I recently got into mini orchids after browsing through types of plants I could keep in my newly made paludarium.
I just purchased mine from Andy's Orchids.
I'd like to know if anybody else has mini orchids in a paludarium as well, and how you keep it maintained.
How often do you spray your mini orchids?
Do you keep them covered (no openings)?
Do you use a fogger?
What lighting do you use?

Here are the list of orchids I have in my 10 gallon paludarium at the moment:

schoenorchis scolopendria sp. creeping
oberonia rosea
pleurothallis grobyi
pleurothallis allenii
porroglossum meridionale
bulbophyllum moniliforme
masdevallia minuta

I have standing water at the bottom with a motor that makes a small waterfall at the corner of the tank.
I have a small fogger that hopefully keeps temperatures low in my paludarium.
I used to have plastic wrap covering the top to trap humidity, but I felt like there wasn't good enough air flow for my orchids, so I removed it completely.
Lighting seems to be an 18W t5 tube used for a nano aquarium.
I spray my orchids every morning.
The only concern is with my porroglossum meridionale.
It seems to have burn spots on the leaves.
I'm not too sure if that's because I may be using a strong lighting, or if it was too hot, or if there was too much humidity and no air flow.

Do let me know what I should do to get my paludarium to thrive.
I want my orchids to be happy in this enclosure.
I just don't know how often I should be watering it, or if I should put a cover to increase the humidity.
Any advise will help
Do let me know if I need to clarify anything as well.

Thank you!

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Not sure what the specs are because it's written in Japanese, but I'm guessing its 18W.
Judging from the size of the tube, I'm guessing it's a t5 bulb.