Yea man, sometimes filters tear, or just plain suck. As much as I like to think my iction method is foolproof, it’s probably not.
Taking a look at vials pre-pinning is definitely encouraged.
Replacements for floaters will never be argued on my end.
Just to be clear I wasn't trying to insinuate in any way that your gear has an issue, just got worried that there was something I had missed regarding GSO.