Lol... I built pretty much the same reactor a year or two ago... only diff is I didn't find the plastic barb things, and used regular 1/2 PVC pipe, which connects well to the 5/8 vinyl hoses from my filter.
Why eyesore? Can't it be hidden in a cabinet?
I'd let it "dry" a day or two and then immerse it in a bucket of water another day, finally give it a good flushing.
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