Alpine Corporation GEM178 Indoor Tabletop Meditating Buddha Water Fountain with LED Lights and Lotus Flower, 19", Beige

Excellent fountain works fantastic in a corner

I'm curious if they've updated their packaging since some other reviewers got their fountains, because mine came in a solid 2-piece molded styrofoam container with a special slot for the back cover and box for the motor. It's large and I think the UPS guys struggled to deliver it without a dolly so it took a couple of trips for them to do it - but it's large because it's properly padded & solidly built. The instructions were a little grammatically off but incredibly simple regardless. It took me all of 5 minutes to "assemble" (you screw on the motor to a tube, fill it, plug it in - it's not rocket surgery). The pump motor had a ground plug but note the LED lights do not - it recommends you only use it with a GFCI outlet (your outdoor outlet probably is, a random house plug wouldn't be). Overall it feels more like an outdoor product design, light splashing does occur, I'd certainly never recommend you put this on hardwood. It makes a nice waterfall sound - audible but not too loud. I sit right next to it on a patio and you could easily hold a conversation over it - but it's also not silent or gentle up close. I noticed that it did need to be properly leveled, if it tips to one side or forward too much the water doesn't cling to the sides in a wide stream but plunk unceremoniously into the pool. It also takes 5 minutes or so to warm up before it streams evenly. It did have some paint smell initially but that faded quickly outside. I think it looks reasonably realistic, even up close, lots of nice small details in the mold. It's decently thick too, would hold up to hail I bet. The black sponges that diffuse the water at the top and mid-tier look precariously glued, it might not last but some additional epoxy would solve that if needed. Overall very happy with it.

Used this product as a garden feature. Exactly as described , good quality , Others we had looked at in garden centres were double the price

I received this item today, it came broken. I am hoping the company can send me a replacement base for this, the rest seems fine and looks nice. I was very excited to receive this item but it seems unusable as is. Updating to add that I contacted the company, through their contact info on the product directions, and they resolved my issue and sent a new one that is not broken. Works good and haven't had any issues since!

La verdad me gustó mucho la calidad y los materiales de la fuente, se ve muy realista y se nota que el producto es de importación, el caudal del agua que fluye se escucha bien, una luz led no encendía pero sólo era cuestión de enchufar mejor el cable del foquito, no me gustó que no hubiera un seguimiento ni fecha exacta de mi envío, por otro lado, la encontré en oferta y después del buen fin la subieron al doble, tampoco me hicieron el descuento en automático por usar mi tarjeta, pero fue mi error no poner el código, puré todo lo demás la recomiendo ampliamente