My fountain is beautiful and looks great in my massage room. Adds a wonderful ambiance. But, I gave it 4 stars just because it does splash as others have said, but without bending the bottom leaf (which is where most of the problem was located for me),  I found that stacking river rocks up to the lip of the last metal leaf controlled the decent of the water flow. It got most of the issue resolved. It still splashes, but only by a little bit.