Looks great, but was smaller than expected

It was smaller than I expected - definitely not 9.8 inches long. Still, I was able to make it work in my 10-gallon and it looks great, it just won't be one of the main features of the tank decor as I had planned it to be. I didn't mind that it leaked tannin into the water, but it does leak a lot; I've had it in my tank for about two weeks and it's still going. A good water change helps with the color and it didn't bother me much to begin with. However, and this is my fault I guess, I didn't boil it before I put it in the tank and it did develop white/clear fungus after a few days. This isn't harmful to the fish and frog I had in the tank, but it was quite unsightly. I also originally got it as another hiding place for my African dwarf frog but it turns out the guppies seem to like it more than frog does. Oh well.

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