Herbet, I don't think the water bath is the problem. I generally only use water for the stop bath. Have you developed Tri-X using this developer and time/dilution/temp before and got a better neg? BTW, 1 min for a print is not unusual for a large print and a little enlarger... more importantly, was the print any good? I don't use that film/developer combo so can't compare times but someone here might.(posted 8914 days ago)Nige.