Im pretty sure I understood what you said. I was able to pry it off with a razorblade. It came off pretty easily. How do I tell if it is messed up though?

Also, I'm conducting the water test now, and it seems like it's gonna hold up it holds just under 5 gallons. And I replaced the log hide with a bridge-type thing from the fish section of the pet store.

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and those little balls under the log are hydroballs. still waiting to get mesh to separate it from the eco earth stuff.