Acid or vinegar to clean water table

[camotoe]

A while back I coated my water table and slats with Ospho to cut down on rust that was building from a bad batch of plasma additive. It worked ok for a while then it turned into a science experiment with layers of skin forming on top of the water. It got real nasty.
Would it be a bad idea to clean it out real good, then fill the table with a mixture of water and vinegar or muratic acid to sit covered for a day or two? Has anyone done something like this help get a fresh start on the water pan? I hate to refill with $150 of additive and have the same reaction then start over.

[cuttinparts]

Would certainly be a good idea to kill any bacteria before an expensive refill but I wouldn't use muratic acid. I am afraid that even covered it may end up rusting every steel part in your table like rack and pinion gears, rails, etc. Vinegar or bleach may be better. I wonder if you could just spray down all surfaces with straight vinegar or bleach rather than diluting it and filling the entire table.

[acourtjester]

How about Hydrogen peroxide since Covid you can get small spray bottles, I thing Walmart sells 1/2 QT bottles for about a $12.00