DUDES!! I cannot for the life of me get these veg and clone containers to stop leaking!!! ive been using towel after towel..
The water is turning the bottom of my plywood closet into mush.
They are rubbermaid roughnecks, although they look a bit different then some of yours... what can i do?
Try using a contractors bag inside the container.
Let the top of the bag hang out over the sides. Bring it up higher than the lid and if you have any leaks the water will just run back down inside.
It also makes cleaning the res easy.
Another technique is really hard to explain but I'll try. You need to squeeze the top of the lid and the outside rim together. Push down on the middle of the lid when you do this.
Think of it like this... The water is spraying up over the sides. You need to block that access. If the lid is hanging down correctly the water will hit the lid and run down. It the lid is too high then the water can go up over the edge and leak.
So you have to make the lid lower, if that makes sense. By pushing down in the middle portion and squeezing the sides that causes the water to hit the lid first.
Bending the lid works better if it's warm. If you put it next to a heater vent for a while it is easy to mold. Then make sure you cool it off with cold water after you mold it to set the shape.
The lid will usually only leak in one spot. Sometimes you can just rotate the sprayer that's causing the leak to fix it. Turn it so the spray is a different direction from the side.
Anytime you need to do maintenance on your cloner or veg unit just fill your bathtub (or container) with cold water. Then float the plants in the water. You can work on your cloner/veg all day with no worries
Again...Don't forget to line your floors with plastic.