chemical storage solution?

[sdavies1]

Im looking for a cheap way to store my film developing chemcals. I am also on a very tight budget so an effective way that is free would be absolutely fantastic.
Thanks -scott :confused:

[kaiyen]

In...bottles...?

You can use empty soda bottles if you want. Just keep them out of the sunlight. Pharmacies supposedly also will give away their empty amber glass bottles but everyone I ask says they aren't allowed to do so.

allan

[sdavies1]

i just wasnt sure if it was bad to store them in a clear jug or not.

[kaiyen]

if you expose them to too much light they can oxidize a bit faster. Even an opaque white bottle is a bit better than a clear one. But just stick the clear bottles under the sink or something and you should be fine. Amber glass bottles are the best, and they aren't as expensive as you might think, actually.

allan

[mwooten]

I recycle quart size milk bottles, and store them in a bathroom closet.

[venchka]

Airtight is another requirement.

[Bryan Lee]

This thread has been done a few times but here goes.



Plastic sucks, glass is always better.

Clear bottles (whiskey or whatever) are fine, paint them black on the outside.

Use good old fashioned corks, avoid metal screw tops.

Get a few bags of marbles to place inside the glass bottles to raise the level of the fluids closer to the top, Oxygen kills chemistry.

Use good water to mix up your chemistry, get a couple five gallon glass jugs and fill them leaving the top off for a few days before you mix up your chemistry. It will let anything thats not water evaporate or settle to the bottem. If you dont see any film or anything on the top of the water gently pour and use the top three qaurters of the water not disturbing and sediment. An alternative is to just buy distilled water to use for chemistry.

Spray paint a white line over the black painted bottle and write dates and mixes with a permenant marker, masking tape is ok but is not the best.

Never reuse a dedicated bottle for another chemistry.

Tempeture changes of hot to cold and back can kill chemistry, temperature stability during storage is the answer.