OT: Mechanical Engineers Help Me Fix My Tomato Watering System

I have implemented an Alaskan Grow bucket system for my tomatoes this summer. If your not familiar here is a video:

FYI: This is not me LOL

My plants are growing very well. Biggest bushiest tomato plants I have ever grown.

My issue is my float valve is not fully functional. The float will not go high enough with enough pressure to stop the water flow. I basically have a a 5 gallon bucket full of water on top of the bucket with the valve in it, connected with a 1/2 inch tube and gravity is pushing the water to the bottom bucket.

I just duck taped 2 empty water bottles to the side of the existing float, and still no dice. Not enough pressure to stop the water from coming down.

All ideas are welcome.

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