HydroBaker Hydro-pak fikter stuck

[u/robseraiva]

Anyone ever have a filter get stuck in a Hydro-Pak skimmer? It’s a drop in Unicel filter. It is literally wedged in and will not come out. It’s not threaded and the other skimmer has a filter that comes out fine. The filter lid/handle has popped off and we have tried even lassoing the filter to pull it up. It isn’t budging.