What's the best way to sterilize a multi bucket rdwc system?

I have 12 buckets connected with 1/2 inch tubing and a control Rez. I'm wondering if I can just clean my buckets with dish soap (scrubbing each individually in the sink) or if I should dip my buckets and tubing in bleach? or what? How do you guys clean your systems? What about your air stones and tubing? Please let me know dilution rates as well if you could. Battling slime and I'm trying to find out what I'm over looking. I'm using tea but it keeps coming back so I'm checking every aspect.
Thanks for any help

lol just replied to your other post and suggested tea. Well lets see what your working with...

We need water temps, ph of water, nutes used, ppm level. Light leaks? what tea are you using by the way? The tea recipe?

I just want to know how anybody else cleans their dwc system, man.

But since you ask...
Ph is correct, no light leaks, low ppm 200ish, 72 to 74 water temp cuz I'm running bennies.(heisnburgs) I'm gonna go back to lower temps I think cuz my slime comes back every week.

If the bennies aren't working, get some Dutch Master Zone, and add it to the res at 3 ml per gallon. That will take care of the slime. The zone will kill the bennies though. So it's one or the other with that.

My last grow was all zone with no probs. this second grow I started with zone but even at 5ml per gal wasn't doing the trick. Tea won't either. But I think I went weak on follow up tea treatments. Gonna give it a lot more bennies this time around. I cup per gallon every couple days for a few weeks if nesessary

budherder said:

I just want to know how anybody else cleans their dwc system, man.

But since you ask...
Ph is correct, no light leaks, low ppm 200ish, 72 to 74 water temp cuz I'm running bennies.(heisnburgs) I'm gonna go back to lower temps I think cuz my slime comes back every week.

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I run a diy undercurrent. Since its too much of PITA to take it apart to clean, I drain out water/nutes. Sponge out any remaining water. Then I refill with plain water and a whole jug of bleach plus a dab of dish soap.

Then I just let everything circulate for a couple days. Once thats done, I drain and refill with just water and let that circulate for a day. Drain it off again then a quick rinse with a hose leaving the drain open. Once the rinse has drained away I'm ready to go.