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I keep my fixer in glass reagent bottles and keep track of what goes through it; it only goes black when it's close to exhaustion.

Sure! And for 8x10, it's quite a lot of developer. However, it's also very dilute, so the amount of developer expended (Rodinal, in my case) isn't that great.

I use pvc tubes with push-on end caps. 50mm diameter for 5x7, 80mm for 8x10. Once the film and developer are in, I agitate in room light by rolling it around. If I'm doing the stand thing, I just...