Ed Hinchey wrote:
 > I pulled the tank and it is a mess, sludge, rust and solids on the
bottom. Can it be saved?

That sucker will plague you for as long as you own it.  You can't clean
and "Seal" it because of the mesh screen inside.  You'll be far ahead if
you replace it with a good clean used one or a new one.  Then you can
forget it and move on to other things.

Mike
Houlton, Maine