Abstract: A water aerator apparatus having a base with a receptacle area, an aerator having an effluent port opening from the base, a container removably received within the receptacle area of the base, and an air delivery channel formed on an interior of the container. The container has an effluent port opening at a bottom of the container. The effluent port is cooperative with the influent port. The air delivery channel communicates with the influent port such that air from the aerator passes into the air channel through the influent and effluent ports. A mesh screen is positioned directly over the air delivery channel with the container.