home made Flooding chamber for my Phrg .Kovachii

[palm521]

i believe i have not posted this. in the case i did (apologies)

here is my Home made Flooding chamber i created for my Phrag kovachii, that i bought in Manrique greenhouse 8 months ago it got room for another kovachii .

did this VERY CHEAP flooding chamber based on orchidweb video featuring p. kovachii, and it seems to be working!

this little chamber keeps the plant completely wet, and based on 8 months experience growing this plant, i can tell that no rot problems has been seen. and the plant is now deploying 2 new growths. i was a bit scared since i could not see more than 2 roots from the top of the mesh pot, but today , i did found a new root coming out from near the bottom , and the root is completely healthy. (same for the root tip) .

within the plastic container there is 2 drainage holes at different heights, to control over flooding, and a water intake powered by a very cheap fountain pump inside the water tank below. (will add pics of the tank tomorrow)

there is also a plastic mesh that elevates the plant itself from the bottom of the plastic container , the idea is to keep water constantly running and maintain the plant wet within the root system (just like in nature)

plant takes cattleya light conditions without any problem. also plant is hit with a constant air flow (breeze) and i do add strong amounts of calsium and Mg to the tank below, i also added some marble and granite powder to the tank, and i clean it up once every 3 weeks. (Change water and everything)/