Hi TS,
We are all here to share experiences right? I won't have all the right answers though. But here goes...
The pot is now at an area without direct sunlight at all. The afternoon sun comes in but just fall short of the pot. Top watering daily and I discard the excess water collected on the tray.
The media used is 50% sand and 50% peat. That is the best so far for me in my condition. I tried a higher percentage of sand but it dries out too fast.
Sphagnum moss grows rather slowly for me. Probably because my area is quite hot and dry. Year end it tend to speed up its growth but never fast enough to overgrow the Cephs. 'Cos during the cool and wet season, the Cephs pick up growth too. By that time I have to put them back under the lights because the sun shifts and my balcony is in the shade.
Sphagnum moss tends to die after a while for me. I kinda like the moss you see in the pic. It appeared in one of the pots and I just dug it out and put them on the mound. Can tell from it too that the media is dry.
