Response to PMK: is an after-fix bath in used developer needed if alkaline fix is used?

I developed my first films in PMK on Monday. I developed two rolls of Tri-X (135-36), for 14 minutes @ 21 degrees, 1:2:100. Negative densities are denser than expected - they look marvelous, but I understood they were supposed to look thin. The greenish stain is plainly evident. I'm shooting some FP4+ and Plus-X in the next little while to try them next, since they have the same development time recommended (although the EI differs, 125 for the former and 80 for the latter).

I used a 60-second running water stop, five minute fix in Photographer's Formulary TF-4 alkaline fixer (1:3), straight into the used developer for two minutes, and a fifteen-minute wash in running water.

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