The Most Important Thing To Consider When Choosing A Pond Aerator

Pond aerators come in a lot of different sizes and configurations but what's my priority when choosing one? If I had to choose between a standard areator, a solar direct drive aerator, a battery supported solar aerator, or a windmill aerator, which one would come out on top?
All are useful, but they are not equal by any means.
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Much of it depends upon the individuals needs....do they need to try and limit algae growth, pond weed growth supply more oxygen for their fish, etc. I think most people with ponds 1 acre or less can benefit from the simple solar options especially since the cost of solar panels per watt have come down in price. For my 3/4 acre pond , I purchased 2 brushless water pumps for $20 each and they are rated to run for thousands of hours. I then bought a used 100 watt solar panel for $50. Each pump draws around 2 amps at 12 volts . I am running both pumps during the day, for free and it does a great job of agitating and aerating my pond. I have the pumps so they shoot the water stream about 6 inchs in the air, at a angle so when the water falls back down into the pond, it creates good agitiation, ripples, aeration. This is a inexpensive, simple and effective method for me which doesnt require any real maintenance because no batteries , invertors or charge controllers are needed. This makes it simple to extract the system in the winter months, when its not needed.