I’ve changed my review so many times, I promise this is the last time. Looked at a couple other fountains on here, it came down to this one, it’s not overly noisy, also calming at the same time, it does leak if the pump is not taken apart and cleaned properly especially if you have hard water like I do, there was quite a bit of mineral deposit inside the pump, I’ve had this fountain for 2 yrs, I finally figured out how to take the pump apart and fully clean it, so far it’s working like the day I first got it, so my suggestion is fully take the pump apart soak it in vinegar for about 20 mins and shouldn’t have a problem