1st Deflasking Leomesezia (Howeara) Lava Burst 'Puanani'

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Sharing my first deflasking of an orchid that's been on my wishlist since 2003. It's a Leomesezia (Howeara) Lava Burst 'Puanani'.

There where over 40 plants in the flask and they where surprisingly large. The discoloration on the leaves of the last picture is from the crappy flash on my tablet.

Do you guys think it's OK to lightly spray with Kelpmax to help with new root growth. I soaked them in Physan 20 when deflasking and I believe that it somewhat retards root growth, so am thinking of using Kelpmax to counteract that. I have used Kelpmax on both seedling and adult plants with excellent results in the past but never used it with plants just coming out of a flask.

Also, any advice on how early I can try mounting some of these? I have three terrariums which I use for my smaller orchids and want to add these to some or all the terrariums.