Shallow or deep pot for Phal?

[ewhite]

Hello,
I am new here. Forgive me if this has already been addressed but I couldn't find an answer.

I received a beautiful Phalaenopsis for my birthday (my first orchid). I have a few concerns for it. First, it seems to me that the plastic pot it is in doesn't have enough drainage. You can see from the photos what the drainage situation is like. So, I thought that perhaps I should repot it into something with more drainage.

I have read here on the forums that Phals like to be a little tight in their pots but it also looks to me like maybe it's time to repot just to give the roots a little more space. The plastic pot is 3.5 high x 4" deep, so I was thinking of just giving it maybe a half to one inch more in both height and width.

I have read that Phals like to spread their roots deep so a taller pot is good, but others seem to feel that a pot that is no deeper than it's width is good. So I'm confused about this.

Also, you can see from one of the photos that there seems to be a small leaf that is planted below the surface of the bark and pressing against the side of the pot. What should I do about that?

Also, from reading this forum I've realized that I think I have been overwatering... see the yellowish root at the bottom of the plastic pot? Oops.


Thanks for any advice!