The main peice came in today, and the guy was right, the picture doesn't do it justice. I didn't pick up on the depth of it in the picture, nor it's size. It's awesome, I love it.
However, there's no way it's going to fit in the stock pot my wife bought, so there's no way I can boil it I don't think. The base of it would fit, but the part stick out from the base on the left side of the pic makes it way too wide to fit in the largest pot she could find.
I'm guessing I'll get a container that's large enough for it, tupperware or something, and pour boiling water over it then let it soak. I think I'm also supposed to add salt, but all I have it table salt, will that work? I doubt it, but can't hurt to ask.
Any other suggestions? I'll try to get some better pics up soon.
Edit
I put up some more pics in my fishless cycle thread in getting started if you're interested.
I'm really wishing I could boil this. I setup a container and put it in there, then added several gallons of boiling hot water treated with aquarium salt over it. The water started turning brown instantly, so I fear this is going to be a long process. Any better ideas?
Also, as I feared, it's not a sinker, so I'll have to work that out later if it doesn't waterlog while it's soaking.