Ok, finally found some time from work and family to do this. I will be testing this media on my N. albomarginata x gracilis instead of my N. sp. viking. My N. sp. vikings aren't to healthy lately.
Anyhow here's the plant in its original media...
Taken it out of the pot. It was potted in a mix of coconut peat + coconut chips + sphagnum moss. I noticed the coconut chips has turned into a mush and its roots aren't growing into the sphagnum moss. It has been stagnant in growth for some time now. About a year the least. The second picture shows the amount of roots on the plant.
I did a mix of clay pellets + polysterine foam (those that can absorb water) + polysterine + silica sand. The silica sand is to add some weight in the pot so it does not get blown away in strong wind. Anyway, I was thinking since I have so much, why not dump it in. The polysterine foan was broken into smaller pieces.
polysterine foam...
Clay pellets...
Polysterine broken into small round pellets...
Black silica sand...
Below is a picture of the media mix...
Placed some stones at the bottom of the pot to prevent the media from flowing out...
Potted plant in the new inorganic media. I shall place it in my terrarium for a couple of days before placing it back in it's original location outside my apartment window where it gets direct evening sunlight. I will be placing it in a deeper water tray to make sure there is always water in the media. I may just place a thin layer of s. moss on top the media to lock in moisture. However, been thinking of somethings else that I can use besides s. moss.
I will report back in this thread in a few months time to give the results and my cultivation practice for this plant in its new inorganic media.