i have posted before about coating glazed urns inside with roofing tar-to make waterproof.i think you can use the same method for terracotta.you can read about my method at www.cottonarboretum.blogspot.com OR see below: Making glazed pots into FOUNTAINS, and cleaning them Posted by arbo_retum z5 ,WinchstrMA (My Page) on Mon, May 1, 06 at 14:38 SEALING/WATERPROOFING THE POT: We have converted three large chinese red glazed and blue glazed earthenware pots- to fountains. we have plugged up their bottom drainage holes by putting black duct tape underneath the hole, and then from the inside of the pot, filling the hole with 'Bondo'. after the Bondo has dried, we apply a thin opaque coat of roofing tar to the entire inside of the pot, up to the glaze. once that has dried thoroughly, the pot is ready to put in place,fill with water , and insert a pump, which we put on bricks.over the pump's water 'nozzle', we then put a piece of tight-fitting black pvc pipe , cut long enough to make a nice fountain but not too high or low. (this height issue and the water fountain 'look' that you want are what takes all the tweaking.)you may also want to play with various pump sizes. ELECTRICITY: even though electricians don't recommend this, we then plug in the pump to an electrical outlet using outdoor green electrical wire- like you use for outdoor xmas tree light.we don't bother to bury the wire(unless it crosses a path); we put mulch/shredded leaves over it to hide it as needed, and we do not take it up for the winter. the one drawback to this system, where we plug up the hole, is that you can see the electrical wire that hangs outside the pot, but that can sometimes be camouflaged. we use sealed pots for fountains but also for growing waterplants (cannas, elephant ears, water iris, waterlilies). we bring in our pots onto a screened porch but in z.5 they can be turned over and left outside if they are raised up off the ground. CLEANING: the ugly white milky lime deposits we eventually get on the outsides of the pots-i clean in the fall or spring.we tried Lime-Away but it didn't work well. Instead i devised this system: I use XXXX grade-the finest- steel wool dipped in BOILING vinegar(i plug in an electrical fondue pot next to the pots i'm cleaning to keep the vinegar boiling!!)I go over the outside glaze once-gently but firmly, keeping my st.wool very wet w/ the boiling vinegar. then i let the pot dry. if it still has lime, i go over it again and let it dry. then i coat the pot with a thin coat or 2- of butchers wax, buffed with towelling. the pots are placed on columns/pedestals in the gardens. i personally feel every garden needs some form of water. what a difference it makes.our gardens are on a busy main street so we have fountains and waterfalls spread throughout the garden. the sound is soothing and inviting and helps mask the street noise. i hope some of you find this info useful! best, mindy

Wow, Tanya, you always get the best deals!!! must be that cute little cherub face of yours, no one can resist you!!! I think I'm gonna copy your pic from our GJ album and paste it to my face next time I go garage saleing, maybe I can catch some of those bargains like you do!!! :) Your red and blue fountain is sooo pretty and that sweet young man is a cutey-pie! Adorable GS!! Your new fountain is beautiful. Cant wait to see it in all its fab glory! You will have it going in no time, I bet! blessings-sherri

Thank you, this is pretty much what I was looking for, stupid me searched "musical fountains" but didn't add the "for the home". However even with that term I checked up to page 6 but I didn't find many relevant results (with prices). The thing about that link specifically is that even their DIY kit cost- 795$, which is far beyond my budget, it seems crazy how such a simple thing (a light organ with some solenoids) can cost so much... Anyway thank you, by the fact that you yourself used Google, I guess that you don't really know a lot about the subject, but if anyone else know of a way to achieve that goal (with reasonable cost) I would really appreciate it!

Well its that the msin part of the fountain weighs like 800 lbs and the tubing that i have to connect whats left is unreachable . act actually webt to the place thst i bought it from abd i havevto get a team of 2 strong men to lift it for me while i reconnect the tubing :(