Orange fiber optic pipe. Anyone use it to make "moving "structure?

I just scored over 700 pieces of Fiber Optic 2 inch orange pipe and it seems to have neutral buoyancy, but it does float. Has anyone used this to create structure and what has worked best? I actually made a moving tree by just tying a knot in parachute twine every 8 inches and tying a 3 foot piece of this pipe with a hole drilled in the middle horizontally, and adding a small 6 ounce bottle tied to the top( anchored by a cinder block). I made this "Tree" 8 feet tall and on windy days I go over it and can see it moving cause the water is clear.


For another design, if I drilled the holes in the End of the pipe and tied a knot every 8 inches, i would end up with a vertical tree that would move with the current. I guess it would end up looking at giant weeds flowing in the current

Anyone ever try using structure that has movement to it like this? Should I just stick to cementing 8-12 pieces of pipe in a bucket of cement?

I have seen some of the red gas pipe used. Poured in concrete and left sticking out

pvc, pex, old hose, whatev you got!

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Lots ideas found under a search for crappie structure.

Several used set in concrete here

Been looking for the pvc like that but the guy I knew has left the area

It will hold fish. I use plastic coated electrical wire on my shelters. Any type of rope seems to be a magnet for a crappie jig to hang in. You can buy it cheap at garage/estate sales.


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I like the idea of moving structure.don't know if the fish will but I do.

Don't use copper wire.
Put a a piece of copper, a penny or one of those sandwiched coins in an Aquinium and see what happens in a few days.

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Originally Posted by canebreaker

Don't use copper wire.
Put a a piece of copper, a penny or one of those sandwiched coins in an Aquinium and see what happens in a few days.

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What will happen?

All the fish will die.

Scuff it up with sandpaper to help promote algae growth. I know the piping well, its refereed to as inner-duct. Its sides are very smooth to make it easier to pull through ducts, and reduce the drag of pulling cable through it.

I got a bunch of this stuff too. I concrete it into buckets. But I never tested it and had no idea it would float. I still prefer hard wood. I mix them up some times.