RennyK, I don't aerate, so I have no experience here, but I think that the bottom aeration can increase the water temps because it's a constant feed of "hot" air into the water.

The same thing in the winter. If it's consistently colder in the air (less than freezing), you'll actually be cooling the water.


Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:"
"She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."