Anything that smells bad is bad. An earthy odor is normal and usually OK. The light outside, as long as the temp is OK, is usually much brighter than inside, even under lights, so if anything alive can be kept outside, do it.
Any filters that have been cleaned out are essentially starting from scratch so start them out in seperate tanks for a few hours and then hook them up to a fish/plant tank. Getting some circulation and filtration going ASAP is a good thing. Do lots of Water Changes as soon as you are allowed and watch the Chemistry.
Any filters that have been cleaned out are essentially starting from scratch so start them out in seperate tanks for a few hours and then hook them up to a fish/plant tank. Getting some circulation and filtration going ASAP is a good thing. Do lots of Water Changes as soon as you are allowed and watch the Chemistry.
