Pond Boss Forums POND CONSTRUCTION Creating habitat What Material to use?

I have not done this so do not know the effectiveness. It is just one of my wild hare thoughts, so take it for what it is worth.

I was going to gather up a big wad of plastic baler twine, the kind used to wrap big round hay bales, collected from a cattle feeding area. Encase it in plastic mesh fencing of about 1" square to keep it contained, with an enclosed concrete block for weighting. Place it in shallow water to promote surface area for algae and tiny critter food chain and larval size fish.

I think the plastic strapping would be even better for this purpose than the used baler twine. Wadded together enclosed in a mesh enclosure would have more water space within than the twine.

I was going to put such a structure under my dock along with the current cedar trees and some proposed pallet structures. The bagged plastic twine (or strapping) would give some of the dense structure that goes away over time as cedars or Christmas trees deteriorate. The plastic would last for many years.

Now if only I would get it done.