A HUGE thanks to all who weighed in on this one. I found an old discussion on a similar but clearly related issue: http://photo.net/black-and-white-photo-film-processing-forum/00DNbZ which echoes the experiences of some of you. I think my agitation is probly alright since I'm a stickler for this (a good BANG on the side of the sink at the beginning of each cycle), although I'm wondering now whether the tank size makes any difference. Sometimes I use a 2-roll tank, other times a 3-roll tank. And I always make sure to fill it up as much as possible, so clearly I need to be a bit more stingy w/the dev. I will do some test sky shots at first opportunity and try different liquid levels in each of the tanks. Adrienne Moumin*************************************** on the web at: http://www.picturexhibit.com Saatchi Gallery: http://tinyurl.com/hw6r3 ***************************************