E6 Contamination from B&W chemicals in a Jobo Tank?

<p>There is a lot of good advice about cross contamination occurring from the stabiliser step of the E6 process. I will attempt to do that in a separate tub as recommended.<br>

I get the impression that the first developer is most prone to contamination so I was wondering whether I need to have a separate tank for processing E6 only and never let any B&W chems into it or am I ok just using the same tank but washing it thoroughly with water?<br>

I am also a bit unsure of the best way to do the stabiliser in a separate tub. My Fuji 3E6 kit only has only the same proportion of stabiliser as the other steps. I can't think of a good way to 'dunk' the film in it if all of the other chems are being mixed in rotary amounts. Also if I take it off the spool, I think that the roll will all just stick together so I don't know how to ensure that all of the layers are getting stabilised.<br>

Thanks in advance for your help,<br>

Marizu</p>

<p>You don't need seperate tanks - just make sure you wash them throughly. I develop E-6, C41 and B&W all in the same tanks. As to the stabilizer, I just use a Rubbermaid container, take the film off the spools and drop it in. Just agitate the container a little bit and you'll be fine.</p>

<p>I agree. I recently started doing some E-6 at home; I, too, was worried about this. Clean the tank between uses, and you should be okay. I give everything a fresh water rinse and towel dry before use; never had any contamination problems with the tank when I made that basic check.</p>

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