As much as I like way that it looks, I have to say that the price was higher than what it should have been based on quality. Yes- I read the other reviews before purchasing and still went ahead with the purchase because it had the multiple tiers and the bubbling pump. However what I did not expect was that it had a very slow leak that we fixed with ‘stop leak’ and sealed the tiers with caulking so that they did not drain immediately after the bubbler stopped. Once we made these fixes, it no longer leaks and we have had several birds come to drink from the bird bath. We enhanced ours with an outdoor timer so that it bubbles for 15 minutes each hour. Given the size, we just wanted calmer water for birds, but still wanted the water to circulate. I have not filled the middle post with sand yet, so it has some small inter-lock bricks to weigh down the base.