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CrazedHoosier said:

The ice cube thing is a pretty dangerous game. Ice cubes typically do not provide enough water for your orchid even on a daily basis. You can also damage your plant with the freezing temperatures they give off. Unless your last orchid container had no drainage holes, I'd suspect lack of water is more likely the culprit of your withering blooms.

Does your new container have drainage holes? Orchids need good drainage and prefer a container that allows more airflow to the roots, as orchids are actually epiphytes.

Also, it could be as simple as the orchid's bloom cycle ending. They bloom for around 3 months typically, but can bloom more.

I'll tag @Ursula and @BigBill for some expert-level help.

Then I will stop the ice cubes, yet I don't know how much water is enough, and for the cycle, I only had it since like 3 weeks now, so I don't know if it's cycle is ending.

For drainage, I have added a layer of river stones and small white gravel to ensure that the roots are not in direct contact with water if there is any excess.

And for the bark, I only used what was originally there with it, with a small amount of gravel so there wont be any roots without some cover.