I totally disagree that Phalaenopsis can't be kept long term in vases without drainage. I would rethink the choice of media however. I know someone who grows them very successfully in vases filled with large landscape pebbles. He waits until the roots are silver, fills the vase with lukewarm tapwater and lets the plant sit for 15-20 minutes until all the roots are nice and green and then pours off the water. When the roots turn silver he repeats. I think the ticket for success is using larger chunks of inorganic media to provide good and permanent air space in the root zone. All that said, drilling a hole in glass isn't that difficult with the right drill bit, a trickle of water, a good thick piece of glass to drill and the proper mindset.
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