Response to Taking Up Space in a 4 Reel Tank

Walt, You might want to leave the small amount of slosh in the tanks. I have processed well over 40,000 rols of film by hand in stainless steel tanks. My conclusions on processing in 4 reel tanks is that having a small amount of movement up and down in the tanks helps to uniformly process the film (the upward and downward sliding of the reels eliminates the problem of the top and bottom rolls getting more agitation, as well as eliminate the possibility of bromide drag on the two middle ones). If you are getting surge from the play you are probably inverting them too hard, soft or unevenly ( i am guessing you are using the inversion method, or you would probably not be concerned with the gap). My suggestion, buy two 16 oz tanks, and process them side by side. George

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