Yes, when the blooms are done you can go ahead and repot it. When you get everything off the roots, if for the most part they are healthy, go ahead and repot into spag. as the plant seems to like it. Do an antifungal soak, with physan or something like it. If all else fails a bath in hydrogen peroxide will help as well. If there are brown rotten roots trim them off. Then find a suitable mix...the older/larger the plant, the larger the bark mix you use. If needed you can make your own mix, 1 part bark, 1 part perlite, 1 part charcoal and 1 part peat/canadian moss. After repotting withhold water for at least a week, up to two if you repot with spagnum moss. You can also soak your potting mix with the antifungal if the roots are very bad. Usually, this repotting is only has to be done once a year with Phalaenopsis unless it seems to decline. But you can mix antifungal and systemic insect preparations to your water you water the plants with to help it fight off bacteria, fungus and bugs. You do this type treatment as needed or about every 3 months.
Good Luck
Connie
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