Originally Posted By: sprkplug
In addition to quicker evaporation rates, would surface aeration heat the water faster?


That might all depend on the difference between the water temp and the ambient temp. IIRC one member here put together a packed column to degas and oxygenate well water and saw a few degree temp drop from the top to the bottom of the packed column.

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