ok i have a bit of experience and did u know that a mild solution of bleach will not hurt your plants. In a fish shop they soak their nets in mild bleach to stop bacertia transfer between fish tanks.
I have heard the main thing with bleach is that it sometimes sticks to gunk attached inside pipes. But i personally use it for all my cleaning with no problems, just flush well,. And i would change the pipes after a year or so, new tube shouldnt be too much.