Did I pooch my aerator?

[Inverted_Giraffe]

So I got my aerator this week, and am using it now at 1:30am in the primary, and it seems to be doing nothing.

If I take the end of the tubing off where it connects to the filter, I get air (albeit wussy psi, which is to be expected given the diameter of the tubing and the instructions that state to aerate for 45 min!); however when I connect the tubing to the filter, that then goes through the stone, I really feel nothing.

I did put the aerator in the brew pot during boil for 15 minutes per instructions, but the filter accidentally fell in at one point and I'm wondering if it got gunked up and is playing into the factor?

 

[Inverted_Giraffe]

Nevermind... it's working; the aerator is just "weak" as I though it would be bubbling the wort in the primary, and not sorta kinda micro-bubbling a one-inch radius.