Cleaning stainless steel tank

[Lukie]

I have a square 150 gallon stainless steel tank that fits in the bed of my truck that I go around road side and collect sap my problem is I didn't get it rinsed out in time and now I have mold growing on the sides .
and no way to get hot water in the tank so if I used a gallon of bleach and filed the tank and drove around for awhile so it sloshes around and then rinse and rinse and rinse would this solve my problem ?
I do have a pressure washer but no hot water .

[mol1jb]

Id start with the pressure washer and if the mold persists then clean with bleach. If using bleach just follow the guidelines on the bottle.

[Lukie]

Id start with the pressure washer and if the mold persists then clean with bleach. If using bleach just follow the guidelines on the bottle.

Sounds good I will do that and wait awhile and watch to see if its gone.

[DrTimPerkins]

If you do use bleach, don't go overboard on the concentration and don't let it sit more than a few hours. Chlorine is not great for SS since it is a very strong oxidizer. Stainless is "stain less", not "impossible to stain".

[SeanD]

After pressure washing and/or scrubbing with straight water, consider using Star San (https://www.amazon.com/Five-star-Star-San-32oz/dp/B00FA86OVG/ref=asc_df_B00FA86OVG/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=198083537724&hvpos=1o2&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15432221729429768492&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9061283&hvtargid=pla-349520405014&psc=1), sometimes called 5 Star San. One ounce is mixed with 5 gallons of water. Slosh it around your tank so that all the surfaces are wet for at least 1 minute. Let it air dry and there is no rinsing required. It's a lot less water and labor with just as good results as bleach for sanitizing - and it won't react with stainless.

[Lukie]

No I think after listing to this info on this thread I will pressure wash and scrub and stay away from the bleach may go to Bacon Hill farm and try the 5 star stan thanks