We have well water at our house, and even though we have a water softener connected to our water tank, our toilets still seem to get that hard water ring.
I have tried every possible solution to get rid of that ugly ring plaguing our bathroom. I've used countless commercial cleaners, baking soda, vinegar, bleach -- you name it and I've tried it.  But the other day I was reading a message board on Mamasource, and I came across the answer to my woes. A pumice stone!
I was pretty skeptical at first. I mean, a pumice stone is a hard, abrasive material. And toilets are porcelain. So I naturally assumed that the pumice would scratch the porcelain. But at this point, I was definitely ready to try anything. I found one at Walmart for a mere $0.94, which is a great plus in my book! To get started, you need to wear a glove on the hand doing the scrubbing. There's no chemical reaction or anything, buy the stone is rough, so it's easier to handle with a glove. Then you have to make sure that the stone is wet. Since the problem for me was the ring at the water level, it was quite easy to keep splashing water on the area I was working. I was pretty gentle to start, and I was amazed to see the ring just being erased! It is not a quick project, though. I started to scrub a little harder once I got a feel for the pressure needed for the stain, but it still took about 20 minutes for one toilet. But now my toilets look brand new! I'm hopeful that they don't get to that point again, but if they do, I'll know just what will take care of it! | 
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Thanks for the tip. Now that I know how effective it is, I will try this next time.
Thanks again!!
Paz