I think you might be too cautious with this plant; these babies tend to grow like weeds, eventually becoming huge snarly messes with very little apparent connection to the pot or mount they started out on. They can grow from the base, or keiki or branch anywhere along the reed. Since it is on a mount, you might want to start dunking it in the sink daily, or twice daily if your home is not humid.
There are a couple of types of these, one tends to sprout roots pretty much everywhere, the other mainly at/near ground level. When you see new roots, your plant is happy.
Though my suspicion is that it wants more water, and lots of it.
Cheers - Nancy

I am in Zone 10,mine are outside in full sun and planted in soil and seems to be thriving- inspite of the cold weather!

Well im down in Miami, although its cold this weekend it should be warm and pretty humid (AS USUAL!) soon.

When i water it i pour an entire clean never used coffee pot of water slowly over it drenching it. I do this once weekly but ill start to heed your advice on dunking in in water.

How long do I leave it submerged for??

p.s. Thank you BOTH very much for helping me out here! I GREATLY appreciate it. Ill try to get a picture up of my Epi as soon as i can

If you have a common garden variety reed stem epidendrum you do not need to fuss over it at all. Garden variety is what they are here, just garden plants, common name crucifix orchid. Some people collect different colours.

I like Nancy's description of huge snarly messes. That is what you you will get if the plant is given too much shade.

There is a clump down the backyard. Almost full sun. Annual temperature range 1 to 40C.

I have some better ones where orchid breeders have reduced the plant size somewhat and improved flower quality. They are with my Cattleyas in a shadehouse.

My Phals are in the house, they would not survive "outside"

Growing outside in Miami with semi-shade, mine do best with several waterings a week when established in baskets with bark or in clay pots with rocks.
I would agree with Nancy that they need more moisture to get established on bark.
They are like weeds when they take off.
Good luck!
Jan

again, thank you all so much. Ill post pictures if any are interested!

sounds like you need to water it more and put it in a medium. i water mine daily in aliflor.