I understand where you are coming from. I am sitting here filtering yet another red/clear that was sent to me by Lava World to replace a (you guessed it) a red/clear that was cloudy from the get go. The one they sent me was cloudy so I decided to let it sit for a while and see if it cleared up. Nope. It got worse. Much worse. White flakes in the water and so forth. I contacted Lava World about it, nada. So, I am filtering it. It is clearing up nicely, but again - the flow is just terrible. The red/clears are the WORST flowing China lamps I have ever seen.