Need help, bucket to Tubing to water cups

[tigger19687]

So I have 2 water cups and a 5 gallon bucket for the water system.
What I want to do is NOT use the PVC pipe and use the clear flexable tubing I have. It is like the air tubing you see for a fish tank.
I want to use this for 2 reasons.

1) I have it, and it fits onto the water cups easy.

2) easy to place or move the water cups if I need to. I am thinking of having 5 gal in coop with one cup and run the tube outside for a cup out there.


What I need help with is this.... How do I get the tubing to stay IN the 5 gal bucket and not leak?

Could I, Glue it in there? Maybe use a zip tie on the inside (glued to the tube) so it will not slip out- maybe on the outside as well?


Anyone ever do this set up?

I have googled it and most still use the pvc pipe on the bucket.

Any ideas?

 

[paneubert]

Barbed fitting glued/screwed into the bucket with a hose clamp on the tube if you are worried it will come off?

 

[blackdog043]

Will it be exposed to any sunlight? How are you going to clean out the tubing if it gets nasty inside?

 

[tigger19687]

It will be inside the coop, so no sun light.
But that was one other reason for not using the PVC. I can see inside of it and I could disconnect it to clean it when I clean the bucket.

I wonder if I heat the tube up stick it through the hole and flange it out as it cools if it would hold...