Thanks for some input folks! Was begining to think my screen name had the plague since I was asking similar questions and no one was responding on several boards! It might be my penchant to ramble on for days...
Epiweb looks interesting but it might run into high $ amounts for the amount of stuff I'd need. Plus if I build a new wall sized epiphyte chamber I've been thinking about after visiting the hardware store I'd need a real ton of it.
Does anyone know about the waterproofing or water absorbing abilities of the good stuff spray foam? One thought I had would be to spray it on thin, let that dry and then spray another coat which I would shape it with a real stone before the next coat sets up so it would have cool depressions and natural chaotic texture.
Most any orchids I get will be small mountable ones that I can put on twigs or the side walls, I may plant a couple slipper orchids in the soil portion (thus the false bottom), such as paph bellatullum and dayanum. I had my fascination with giant plants when I grew Nepenthes for years in this apartment. I grew several six foot diameter plants and tons of other not quite that big Neps but eventually had to get rid of them all when my dad got sick and I didn't have the time to properly care for the plants. Now with the restart of my botanical mania I'm limiting myself to orchids & other plants at 12" or smaller.
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