This water feature from Lowes was installed July, 2010. I elevated it on a stone base, drilled a 1-1/2″ hole in the bottom for a rubber stopper to make it easy to clean. Also installed a low-profile toilet water valve connected to the drip irrigation system so it fills automatically every time the plants get watered…it’s important to never let the pump run dry. It has run every day for a year from 7:am to 8:pm and still the original pump. A filter to keep junk away from the pump was made by cutting a small plastic basket in half to fit against the back wall over the pump and valve, then zip tied a piece of foam to the basket that was cut from a washable air filter (the outside is black foam so you don’t even notice it under the waterfall). Wild birds love to take a bath in the mini-streams on top and squirrels visit for a drink almost every day. Had a lot of algae last summer until I tried a couple 10″ strips of copper and they really seem to reduce algae growth. I’ve only cleaned it every three to four months since then, which takes about 20 minutes using a garden hose and a brush. The wire draped around the front is connected to a fence charger and controlled by a motion sensor at night to discourage raccoons…they tore out the filter and put a lot of debris in the water a couple times before I added the charger.