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Didn't say that aeration would be detrimental, said I wouldn't bother in a pond that size.

If OP is planning to put 1/4ac worth of fish in a 1/20ac pond, yes, it will probably need aeration to keep the fish alive.

There are other water quality issues to consider. OPs BOW is ~14000 gallons. That's not a lot of water.