Water Resevoir (storage totes) LEAKING !! (please help if you can)

Ok - so once again I will apologize in advance if this seems like a stupid question, but I'm at my wits end here, and almost everytime I've asked a question I've got an answer - so here goes.....

SO - obviously - I'm new to Hydroponics growing

I first bought a homemade system off of eBay for my seedlings - baby plants



It was a drip system:

Storage Tote for a reservoir, 1/4" tubing on top leading from a Water Pump, 1/8" tubes from main tube leading down into the netpots - and ultimately - plants

Now - I wanted to convert into a Aeroponic system (like Aquamist, or any of the DIY Aeroponic systems shown here on this forum)

So I went out and bought the 360 degree mini sprayers and the PVC SCH 40 pipe and went about constructing a Aeroponoics apparatus



Well, the pump that my drip system came with was 130 GPH and the water barely squirted out of the mini sprayers.....

...meaning - it didn't do the job




So I went out bought my own new Storage Tote (Sterlite from Wal-Mart for 4 bucks)

And - I went down and bought two separate water pumps from the local aquarium store

One was 264 GPH (like I saw used in one of the systems shown here in a sticky) and another that was adjustable - 382 max




Well the good news is once I hooked up either of these pumps to my Aeroponics system with the 360 degree sprayers, upon testing the definitely had the pressure to spray jet streams of water and fully water the plants -

- which by now had grown out and big so much that the roots were all the way down into the bottom of the res, and tall enough that I had to separate them - three in one Tote, three in the other



But now my problem is this - I have TOO MUCH water pressure

If I aim the sprayers up towards the net pots - (the base of the roots) the water seeps out of the top - between where the lid and top of tote meet


NOT out of the net pots, out of the LID



So I aim them down, and for the most part I’ve solved my leakage problem - but to no real result for my plants

My roots are already in the water - I may as well just stick to a Drip system, or switch to a Deep Water system, which by now, by default - is almost what I have




My other problem is this:

I wanted to clone these plants, and I went ahead and bought two other totes with NeoPrene inserts (24 each) ready for cuttings

But - the sprayers MUST spray at the roots / bottom of cuttings to work effectively - and if I do that - the RES WILL LEAK



Again - I know this seems elementary in its solution, but it’s escaping me

I even went out and bought some DAP spray foam sealant and sprayed it all along the inside edge of the lid, thinking that would make a seal - like a Gasket of sorts.....that didn't do it




Has anyone had this problem?



I know I cant be the only one using the same equipment as everyone here that posts a DIY cloner/Aeroponics system using Totes, Water Pumps, PVC and 360 Degree sprayers - and be the ONLY guy that experienced a leak like this


Please help if you can - and/or offer any advice you can think of

Thanks in advance

Jay

a picture is worth a thousand words they say.. maybe this will help a bit

if you go this route, dont glue the plastic where it seals with the tote, just inside of the lip is best. cant find a link for the plastic, will search more later, good luck.

not sure if this helps but plumbers putty might be the way to go...Try home depot