ES5000 Skimz - Impeller

[NarvaezM]

Hi everyone, so i have a skimz sm201 skimmer which i purchased a few years back, no problems at all until a snail decided to get in the way of the venturi and got sucked out of its shell blocking the venturi, when i realized the skimmer level was really low, took the snail shell out and the skimmer kept on going... a few days later another snail did the same thing (i had introduced the snails a few weeks back to the sump)... anyway, took the skimmer out to clean, and noticed the impeller magnet body burst, it works, but don’t want rust or anything leaking into my tank... problem is, I can’t find the replacement anywhere! I need help!!

 

[Ron Reefman]

Is Skimz still in business? Have you tried contacting them? Or whoever you bought it from?

 

[NarvaezM]

Hi Thank you for replying so quickly, i tried skimz directly on their website but you cant buy there... have no idea why... and I bought it used when i started in the hobby because it was cheap, I had a 60 gallon tank at the time (4 years ago) and didn’t know I was buying such a big skimmer for only 150

 

[Ron Reefman]

Explain your situation to them and see how they respond.

I've done that with a several companies and I've been pleasantly surprised at how well they stepped up and helped me out.

 

[NarvaezM]

Thank you, I actually sent them an email last night, i will wait for their response and keep the thread posted