I see you've received some replies already. I prefer to use dark brown glass bottles for my stock solution of developer, but, until I get more, I've been using the dark brown plastic photo jugs that you can buy in any decent photo shop. HOWEVER - BIG CAVEAT HERE: Do not use jugs made by Kalt, or any jug made from #7 plastic. I had a lot of trouble with them some time ago, and it was determined - with some degree of certainty - that the unknown plastic in the Kalt bottles was the culprit wrt oxidized and brown-colored developer.
I use almost no temperature controls other than Mother Nature. There's a big jug of distilled water sitting atop the microwave oven, and several smaller jugs of plain water sitting nearby. Likewise the container of fixer in working solution. By keeping all the liquids in the same place, they all have the same temperature, so maintaining equal temperature throughout the development process is a snap. I've found that the Jobo tanks keep the developer temperature constant even over a period of 20 minutes. I do use some insulation between the counter top and the tank - usually it's nothing more than a piece of cardboard or an old towel. By using the Ilford fixing and rinse system there's no need for running water to rinse the film, and water use is substantially reduced, as is the time needed for the overall developing process. HTH, David Brooks wrote: > > Hi all.I am going to assume that one pre mixes > his or her chemicals for home developing prior > to starting the proccess. > My ??? to those is,whaat do you use as far as > chemical holders and what is a good way to get > the chemicals,rinse water etc to the > recommended temps.I think i say someone mention > a fish tank heater,is this a good method -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/ "When a man's best friend is his dog, that dog has a problem." --Edward Abbey - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
