SH Transplant Experiment

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Doing an experiment. Purchased a noid phalaenopsis orchid at Trader Joes in bloom with tightly packed sphagnum moss. It has about 8 unopened buds. I gutted the media, it was so soaked i could probably squeeze a glass of water out of it. Transplanted it into Hydroton media that was washed and soaked overnight. There were many healthy roots.

Fast forward two days later the buds are opening and the orchid didn't seem to skip a beat. Hopefully it keeps going strong. I have read that moss to SH is a pretty seamless transition. I know this is a cardinal rule violation, but seems like its working. Thoughts?