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I started noticing some rust streaks in my toilet bowl recently, and I decided to take a look inside the tank. As expected, there was significant rust build-up inside the tank, and I tried to scrape as much off with a sponge as possible. I made some progress, but the rust streaks still appear in the bowl– almost every day I have to scrub them off. Is there any sort of treatment that I could add to the water in the tank that would help break down the rust? About a year ago I bought one of those toilet kits from a hardware store and replaced all of the little parts (because they were covered in rust) so I am not sure how to keep this from happening…

Any suggestions on cleaning the tank and/or preventing this kind of thing in the future is much appreciated!