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I have seen on the internet where other people grow everything in water, but phals may be the most difficult. I have hear of it being done but have never tried myself. I chose paphs because of the elegant look and I have a hydroponic method of growing phals that I like. But take a phal you can risk and try it. They will be very top heavy and securing it will be your major issue.
Ryan if you do not mind the look of the algae it is actually very good for the plant. A couple I had outside turned very dark green with algae and the plants seemed to love it. Possibly outside you can find another type of container that is not clear glass to look better. You can only experiment. I have no idea of an anti algacide will work but have a gut feeling that anything that kills vegetation can not be good for a plant.
Monica your paphs will work fine. The bloom boost fertilzer is an attempt to force flowering. It does not work as well on orchids as other flowers. The Plus is heavy on nitrogen to grow leaves and make a larger plant. I recomend a balanced fertilizer but you can alternate between the 2 using the Plus twice followed by the boost. This will give the plant a balanced diet without the need to buy another package of fertilizer. You could also mix them 3/4 treaspoons of Plus and 1/4 tgeaspoon of Boost in a gallon of water and this will be balanced.
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