Anyone Recommend a Good Quality Aerator?

[big bend gyrene]

Want to start this thread by saying I'm 99.9% good natured and I believe all my prior posts have focused on positives... but, just can't hold my temper on this one... for God's sake, is there any manufacturer out there making good aerators?

All I can share is whom not to give your business - - Marine Metal... in an effort to use a small but powerful aerator that won't drain my 12v, I latched on long ago to their double bubble / 2D battery round model aerator. Like it fine when it works, but for gosh sakes I haven't had one run dependable for more than 1 or 2 trips out and have bought more of them at $25 to $30 a pop than I'm willing to admit ... end up beating on them like the Fonz for a half hour to get them running again, and have found none to make it much more than one fishing season. Actually have even tore them apart and they should sell for about $1.00 due to the cheap parts / horrible workmanship. The soldering done on the few wires it contains was truly terrible, and the motor looked like it should cost about 5 cents.

While I would prefer sticking with a non-12v battery operated model (avoid wires to trip on / avoid battery drain), any and all recommendations (including 12v options) will be GREATLY appreciated. Tired of killing live bait needlessly .

With MANY thanks for any good info,
BBG

[big bend gyrene]

Should have added info on live-well size.. believe it's a 23 gallon model.

[bocephus]

I just bought one that floats in the livewell. It shoots out thousands of tiny bubbles on kept my fish alive all day in my ice chest. I got it at wal-mart for 39 bucks

[big bend gyrene]

bump... c'mon fellas, know Bocephus and I aren't the only two folks using aerators ... and I doubt everyone is using 3 or 4 junk ones a year Anybody else out there got a good manufacturer they can recommend???