Sarcochilus on the rocks -OR- mini Sarco fountain experiment

[DirtyCoconuts]

After reading all the fun and crushing frustration of growing these, I said to myself, self, you need some of that in your life

And I added one to my basket at Cal-orchids.

I decided I am going to grow it in my patio ( morning light until 10, super bright shade until noon, deep shade til sundown ) as it will be the coolest area I have and I am making an idea I’ve had for a while. A self watering fountain for one plant. I wanted to make a running water table for a Disa originally but that will fail and so that is stupid (lol, even I occasionally accept my limitations!) so I am modifying it for this


The plan

Take a 24x12x2.5 inch tray and place a 12” circular SHALLOW plastic pot. Fill all with scoria (lava rock) and then place the sarco on the top like a rock neofinatia of sorts.
I wanted a small pump to soak the top of the rocks occasionally and settled on 15 minutes on, 1:45 off...I’ll tweak that as needed.

Proof of concept worked so I put it together. I need a beer pump but I like it.

Thoughts?
Glaring mistakes?
Good natured insults?