How do you water/fertilize? I'm reading rather complicated watering routine for rockwool, and I wonder.
Oh, you sweet talker you. Ask me how I water, of course I'm gonna spill...
For phrags, I keep almost all of them sitting in saucers filled with water at all times. Usually requires topping off 2 - 3 times a week, and once or twice a week I empty the saucers and start with all fresh water.
For paphs, I usually water twice a week, typically once on the weekend, and then once mid week. Weekend watering means watering enough that plenty of water soaks through into the saucers. I let that sit and absorb for a bit, and then empty the excess before night fall. The mid week watering is more like a light splash ... just enough to get the top and sides of the mix wet, but not enough that there's significant amounts of water draining into the saucer ... I try to avoid watering enough to require me to empty the saucers later.
I use rain, RO or DI water, whatever I have on hand. Usually mix in a bit of tap water, aquarium water and/or ferts. I have a TDS meter, and try to keep the reading at 100 ppm or less, but I don't treat it as an exact science.
Once a month I do a flush, no fertilizer. Just run enough water through to flush out excess salts.
Honestly, this is the same routine I used with bark and cocohusk based mixes, though over the years I've learned to practice a lot more restraint in terms of feeding rates.