Fix in the dev- please help.

[OEyers]

Yesterday I contaminated my 4.5l bottle of 1:9 ilfosol 3 with 300ml of 1:4 ilford rapid fix. Will this have any effect on developing film in the future? Any answer would be welcome. Thanks in advance.

OEyers

[Ian Grant]

It's totally ruined, there's nothing you can do now except throw it away.

Ian

[polyglot]

The developer is gone, bin it.

[R.Gould]

Developer is ruined, dump it
Richard

[cliveh]

To avoid ever doing this again, have you thought about using colour coded bottles, or coloured tape around them?
Dev = Blue, Stop = Yellow, Fix = Red.

[Sirius Glass]

Hardy: Stan, this is another fine fix you got us in!

Dump it and thoroughly rinse the bottle.

[Terry Christian]

4.5L bottle?! What did you do, mix up the entire bottle into working solution? If so, don't. Only mix up the quantity you need. Unless you're developing a boatload of film, working solution will not last very long stored.

[Worker 11811]

To avoid ever doing this again, have you thought about using colour coded bottles, or coloured tape around them?
Dev = Blue, Stop = Yellow, Fix = Red.

Or, at least, label every bottle in large, easy to read letters. Gaff tape or duct tape and a magic marker is all you need. Use colored markers if you like. This is what I do. I also label my beakers to prevent any mix-ups while processing.

Wrap the tape all the way around the bottle and repeat the label so you can read it from any angle.

Make the letters big enough that you can read them in the dark.

[RalphLambrecht]

yes, bin it under 'experience ,i guess, and don't feel too bad. we all have done similar mistakes. i used fixer prior to developer once.cor coding helps.

[desertratt]

"Learning" is pretty much making all of the mistakes and being instructed about wht not to do. Labeling is a great idea.