Bleach?

[John]

I would use the vinegar - with a little elbow grease that will remove lime scale deposits or anything else of that nature. You can use pure vinegar, just be sure to rinse everything thoroughly afterwards until there is no smell of vinegar.

[John]

Just to clarify, I would use the vinegar only because of the mineral deposits. If I were disinfecting a tank I would use bleach, but for cleaning that isn't necessary.

[Kurt]

I didn't know vinegar could be used to remove mineral deposits. Thanks for the info.

[John]

Vinegar is acetic acid in water. Acid reacts with bases, and the mineral salts that cause limescale in tapwater are bases.

[Kurt]

Thanks again.

[Kerry1968]

I used salt as an abrasive to clean water marks on my tank, it worked really well. I didn't know you could use vinegar, thanks for the tip John!

[Tom Highum]

Hmm John is a wealth of knowledge again. Thanks this is helpful.