Bamboo Accents Traditional Japanese Rocking Water Fountain, Outdoor Water Fountain, 12” Shishi Odoshi Design, Smooth Split-Resistant Bamboo Creates a Captivating Outdoor Accent

The media could not be loaded. These seem easy enough to make so I thought about making one myself but finding bamboo turned out to be harder than I thought in New England. There are likely better versions than this one but for the money this one has worked out really well. I decided I wanted to use a solar pump so I swapped out the included pump for a solar powered pump. My first install didn’t work as the catch basin was too small and the water level fell too fast. I ended up getting a 20”x32” x 9” high tub and burying it, putting a grate on top in which I cut a “door” so I could access the pump if I needed, and then I sat the whole rocker base on two Pieces of bamboo garden stake across the tub so that any water dripping down the fountain came back into the catch basin. I then covered the grate with smooth round stones and did a perimeter of larger rocks to contain the smaller stones and keep dirt from getting into the grate. So far it works great. We had to cover one square of the solar panel to get the pump to give just the right flow. The sound is probably the weaker point of this fountain—it’s a little blunt without the hollow sound you would get from a larger version that has a longer tube with more bamboo sections. But we didn’t want something too big and decided it was a pretty small difference. Some reviewers talk about the bamboo getting water-logged. Haven’t experienced that yet but it’s only been a few weeks....one year later, just reinstalled it after putting the pump and fountain away for the winter. Still working great.….now 2023, so it’s been through 4 seasons. Still a great rocker fountain. I do take it out and put it away each winter so I’m sure that helps sustain it. It’s looking a little weathered and there are some external cracks in the surface of the rocket but they don’t go through to the inside so there are no leaks. Given the price I paid back in 2020 this was a no brainer and has worked out great. Would definitely buy again.

The media could not be loaded. The fountain looks great in my garden. Just the right size for my small reflection pool. The sound is just as I expected! I am so happy that Amazon carried this product!

The media could not be loaded. I’ve had this two years. This is what I’ve learned. This is a well made device. It’s made of real bamboo and worked fine the first year. The balance got off the second year and I ended up hanging a weight from the front twisted wire. BTW, this wire is to prevent water dripping down the pour spout.After removing the device for the winter(highly recommended) I noticed a crack between the first and second node which was allowing water to unbalance the device.I just finished sealing the crack with epoxy and sealing the entire device with outdoor varnish (Valspar).From now on I will remove the device every winter. Allow it to dry out. Then I will seal it every spring with Varnish. I see no reason this wouldn’t allow it to last many, many years.BTW, I bought another Shishi Odoshi from here. It was made of painted plastic. It looks man made and never functioned properly. I returned it.

Defective pump. I got everything set up am camouflaged with river rock and pugged in the pump and it did not work.Very bummed !

I got this as a replacement for a larger model that failed after 1 season of use. (The bamboo cracked and developed a leak during winter storage. OK, pretty much expected.) The replacement didn't last a week. The bamboo got waterlogged immediately throwing it out of balance so it failed to tip leaving it to simply sit there and overflow the water out of the pond. I love these shishi odoshi -- but certainly not this one.

Love the fountain, however, after 4.5 months of use the tubing within the bamboo is has developed small holes or cracks without a way to replace damaged tubing. Contacted seller today 11/21 let’s see what happens.

Mine lasted about 12-15 months. Now I need a new one as everything is destroyed. Looked great for 4 months and barley ok for its last 2 or 3 months

Looks GREAT with my other bamboo features and functions well (quality). The sound has added a new dimension to the environment. I have added it to my fish/koi pond and fountain features. Thanks