Stone fountain in a pot

I made this about three summers ago. The hot glue has held up pretty well considering it has been run 24/7 for three seasons. I used just plain craft hot glue. I started with an 5 quart icecream bucket cover. I cut a hole in the center of it and a 1 pound deli container. I glued the 1 pound deli container to the inside of the icecream bucket cover, centering it carefully.
I then began to glue 1" stones to it and covered it completely, making raised edges on the top and on the lower level. I then took smaller pebbles and stuck them in any cracks or crevases. The pot I was using is rather deep so I stacked bricks to hold the fountain top. The PVC stand covers the little pump and holds it in place and also holds the bricks.

I found tubing and PVC pipe to make the standpipe and hold the fountain head. WALA!!
Finished product

This summer I took a 5 gallon pail cover and added it to the fountain and covered it with stones. It now covers the top of the top more.

Well, the original section, now that I read what I copied off, Um, another forum was just old fashioned hot glue. We have both a small glue gun and a large one that takes bigger sticks and the sticks are probably 3 times as long. You can get different types of glue like the stuff you'd use to glue up furniture. But that was just that plain clear or foggy hot glue.
On the second section, I forgot what I used and used bathtub caulk. Either I didn't let it dry well enough before I set the water running or something because some of the side stones have begun to sag pretty bad. I'll have to redo them.

Be careful and don't get the hot glue on your skin. It also can be a pain as it strings out sometimes and leaves this spiderwebby strand that is a pain to pick off. Also, once it has cooled a bit but still warm, you can wet your finger and press it flat without it sticking to your skin.