I don't think it has to be complicated. I rarely clean my hose. I just pour a little alcohol in it and slosh it around one end to the other with my hand on the opening. Then hang it to dry. I use vinegar and a toothbrush to clean the water tank. The brush is only due to all the tight areas around the tank walls. Use distilled water only.
I use wide blue painter's tape. I also cover the tape with an elastic sport wrap that I get at Wallgreens. It looks like ace bandage. I use enough to just keep a little pressure on it so it doesn't come off. I twist it together behind my head over the mask strap so it doesn't slide down my neck. The elastic in the wrap will hold the twist without coming apart. Been doing this for years.
