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Method 1 Method 1 of 2: Simpler, slower method

1 Put aged aquarium water in a clear container.
2 Expose the water to the sun. Doing this takes quite a long time for the algae to bloom. See the next method for something faster.

Method 2 Method 2 of 2: Faster method

1 Pluck 10 smoothly surfaced and thin leaves.
2 Wash and rinse the leaves until they are clean. Don't use soap!
3 Put the leaves in the blender with water. You can also add fish micro pellets to help the culture bloom more quickly.
4 Blend the water with the leaves. Do this for about 1 minute.
5 Sieve any blended leaves and put the water in a bottle.
6 Put the bottle under a bright light overnight so that the phytoplankton will bloom.
7 Fill a bucket with water.
8 Put the greenwater that has been sitting under a bright light overnight in the bucket.
9 Let the bucket sit under the sun. In about a few days, the phytoplankton will grow.

How to Culture Greenwater