I like the sound it produces, a light trickle of water, it is soothing. The LED lighting is nice at night. I did have to unplug, open the pump, rinse the magnetic component inside after only 5 days of use since the pump was making noise louder than the trickle of water but seems to be functioning good again. I hope this isn't going to be a weekly event, time will tell. I am using distilled water to keep it from getting the nasty buildup of minerals from tap water.