I don't know anyone around growing live phyto.  The bottle I have does not stink though, and I checked under the microscope and it was alive.  Maybe you got a bad batch?
 
I remember that I once got a DT live phyto that was smelling really bad and I did not use it for long before putting it in the garbage.
 
 
 
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					Originally Posted by  monocus
					 
				 
				i used that phyto once when my cultures weren't ready.the stuff stank,my rotifer cultures went down,and it left a scum at the top of my reactors.unless it is shaken twice daily the cells smother themselves-hence its now not live.you should see if someone out there is growing their own phyto-probably way cheaper as well 
			
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