Thanks for the update esearing. One suggestion to reduce chemical carryover into the bleach and fixer is to use a 100F/39C 3 minute plain water rinse bath after stop, bleach and fix baths. This reduces chemical carryover, but liquid carryover (water) into subsequent baths is still a phenomenon, although less concerning in my view. The 3 minute bath between chemicals is endorsed by Photo Engineer on the other analog-intensive photography site.