Response to Help with developing

For a long time I used tap water to wash my film, and then I would follow that up with a final 30 - 60 second rinse in a wetting agent mixed with distilled water. My negatives had no problems with water spots. Several months ago the water somehow changed and spots began to appear. What I do now is wash the film initially in tap water and then complete the last third of the wash cycle, letting the film sit for 2 - 3 minutes between changes, using distilled water followed by the wetting agent. This has dramatically reduced the spots on my negatives.

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