I just went to use some home made TF-3 fixer the other day to clear off some film scraps so I can throw them out. When I poured it out, it was pink and cloudy with small grey chunks at the bottom. It had also lost it's ammonia smell. As I let it sit, it turned yellow. It seemed to clear off the film scraps just fine.
It was mixed as a working solution on 10/2023, and it had been used for 4 rolls of film. I hadn't been used for many film rolls since I was using it as the second bath for two bath fixing with TMax. I had switched it to the primary bath once my TF-4 fixer had run out. A second bath of working solution was mixed up at the beginning of this year, and it's still clear and smelling like ammonia.
Is this was happens to TF-3 fixer when it gets too old? This is the first time I've had something like this happen with any fixer.
It was mixed as a working solution on 10/2023, and it had been used for 4 rolls of film. I hadn't been used for many film rolls since I was using it as the second bath for two bath fixing with TMax. I had switched it to the primary bath once my TF-4 fixer had run out. A second bath of working solution was mixed up at the beginning of this year, and it's still clear and smelling like ammonia.
Is this was happens to TF-3 fixer when it gets too old? This is the first time I've had something like this happen with any fixer.