my tips are,
-warm the tank in a water bath before putting in the developer, this will ensure that the temperature of the developer doesnt drop due to the tank being cold, keeping the tank in the bath during the process is also a good idea.
-ensure all chemicals, dev stop & fix, are at the same temperature and try to make sure the wash water is close to this
-tap the tank after adding the chemicals to dislodge any air bubbles and preferably tap it after each series of inversions, this is where a steel tank comes in handy.
-agitation by inversion is far superior to agitation by rotation (stick twiddling). Small tank developing results are highly reliant on the maintanance of correct fluid dynamics, excessive over or under agitation can have a negative effect as can incorrect timing of the agitations.
-after washing use a final rinse of deionised (car battery) water to prevent the formation of drying marks as these can actually damage the film surface
-warm the tank in a water bath before putting in the developer, this will ensure that the temperature of the developer doesnt drop due to the tank being cold, keeping the tank in the bath during the process is also a good idea.
-ensure all chemicals, dev stop & fix, are at the same temperature and try to make sure the wash water is close to this
-tap the tank after adding the chemicals to dislodge any air bubbles and preferably tap it after each series of inversions, this is where a steel tank comes in handy.
-agitation by inversion is far superior to agitation by rotation (stick twiddling). Small tank developing results are highly reliant on the maintanance of correct fluid dynamics, excessive over or under agitation can have a negative effect as can incorrect timing of the agitations.
-after washing use a final rinse of deionised (car battery) water to prevent the formation of drying marks as these can actually damage the film surface
