The fountain is pretty much  just as expected; looks nice, not too heavy, very easy to assemble.  Couple things to point out... fountain needs to be installed in flat, level location or the water flow may be uneven (splash).  The splash guard at the top is not secured; and I have worked on moving the guard around to find a good position so that the water doesn't splash over the top.   When I first had the fountain on high speed; there was too much water splashing.. and the sound was not at all relaxing.  In order to adjust the water flow speed; you do have to disassemble the fountain; to lift the top from the base; and adjust the speed on the water pump.   Also as other users have mentioned there are 2 seperate plugs for this model; one for the pump and one for the lights.  In general, I have found that the water "noise" is not as soothing as I was looking for... its just a constant streaming sound; and perhaps I wanted more of a "bubbler" type sound.