Question about gold dust in acid

[goldengirl2016]

I have been able to process gold from fingers and other material with no issues mainly thanks to this forum. All of my processes though I had larger flakes in the acid. With larger gold flakes I was able to pour off the acid with very little gold ending up in the filters. For some reason this batch isn't like that. This batch has a lot of gold dust in it that is floating. No matter how slow I pour I see more and more gold ending up in the filter. My question is should I add a drop of detergent to the acid to suppress the gold then pour? Or should I just reclaim the gold when I process the filter?
What are the cons of adding detergent to the acid? What type of detergent should I use "dish soap or borax"?
Would lowering the Ph of the acid cause the gold not to float?
How would more experienced people handle this situation?

Thanks in advance!

 

[g_axelsson]

When I get gold flakes stuck in a filter I usually open it up and put it flat on the inside of a beaker, then it's easy to wash the gold down into the beaker with a squirt bottle.

A couple of drops of detergent should also work, it should make the gold sink and most of it is washed away so it shouldn't affect the refining.

Göran

 

[patnor1011]

You can leave it undisturbed for a day or two. Even tiniest particles tend to settle down if they get enough of time to do so.

 

[nickvc]

The other alternative is to simply put the filter paper in your solution and dissolve the gold from it.

 

[Lino1406]

Dilution of the acidic water with acetone or methanol reduces density,
helps precipitation. "30 and more recovery procedures"