Water tanks

[Mippa2]

Hi,

I was wondering what everyone does to their fresh water tanks to keep them clean/non-smelly.  

I don't plan on drinking from the fresh water tanks, just showers and washing dishes etc.  

The best/easiest option I've heard so far was somebody told me to put a very small portion of chlorine into the tank... maybe half as much as the ratio a pool calls for.  They said that since they've done this they've never had a problem and the chlorine doesn't smell as long as you put a very small amount in each time you fill the tank.  I think I've also heard of putting in a very very small amount of bleach... not sure about that one though.

Any other suggestions?

Thanks,

Mike

[Talon]

We added inline filters to make all the water drinkable. Not expensive to do, and well worth the while. I does mean changing filters quite a bit (at least where we boat) but, since we boat with dogs, it makes keeping them cool much simpler.

[Captains Call]

I have always put a small amount of bleach into the tank. I can not remember the exact ratio but it is small and does not smell at all. The mixing ratio i found was on a bottle of bleach.