I’m launching a little balcony gardening project that involves water reservoirs. I don’t have much experience with these kinds of projects, so I need a little help.
Due to some dimensional constraints, I will need two regular plastic containers (your typical storage containers), and I was hoping to get away with only including a way to fill one of them. That means I will need to connect it to the other in some way. So I thought I would just drill a hole in both of them and stick a pipe between them.
- What is the best way to drill holes in plastic without risking any splitting?
- How do I make sure that the holes are water sealed afterwards? Can I glue around the pipe and plastic box?
Instead of glue, I’d recommend getting some silicone sealant. It’s pretty much designed for this sort of thing
Marine silicone is specifically formulated to be water tight (and safe for aquarium inhabitants). It can be found at specialty salt water aquarium stores.
Good idea, didn’t think about that!
I’m not sure of the scale here, but you might also consider using a hot knife to cut the holes rather than drilling, and flexible plastic tubing rather than a pipe