The fountain arrived in good condition and my son set it up with no trouble.  He likes that the pump is easily accessible (in the bottom pool) unlike another fountain we had, which housed the pump in a hard-to-reach compartment.  The water trickles nicely from one level to the next.  I haven't noticed any paint peeling off as reported in other reviews.  The only criticism is that the fountain is a little too tall and narrow for my liking so we are piling rocks around it to try and change that impression.