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ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Monitoring the Behavior of Physicochemical
Parameters in Tilapia Ponds Using
a Prototype of a Semi-Automatic Water
and Sediment Sampling System
1
Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Mazatlán, México
2
Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Administrativas, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Carretera a las Glorias,
San Joachin, Guasave, Sinaloa C.P. 81101, México
3
Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, Baja California (CICESE),
Carretera Ensenada-Tijuana No. 3918, Zona Playitas, Ensenada C.P. 22860, Baja California, México
4
Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit, Tepic, Nayarit C.P. 63155, México
Submission date: 2025-06-25
Final revision date: 2025-10-27
Acceptance date: 2025-12-17
Online publication date: 2026-03-04
Corresponding author
Héctor José Peinado Guevara
Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Administrativas, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Carretera a las Glorias, San Joachin, Guasave, Sinaloa C.P. 81101, México
Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Administrativas, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Carretera a las Glorias, San Joachin, Guasave, Sinaloa C.P. 81101, México
KEYWORDS
TOPICS
ABSTRACT
The cultivation of tilapia in ponds, as well as other fish or aquaculture species, requires control over
water or sediment quality (anions, cations, heavy metals, hydrocarbons, pesticides, nutrients, among
others) at various stages of development. To this end, an instrument was developed that allows water
or sediment samples to be taken at various depths, so that physical and chemical determinations of
water or sediment quality can then be made. The prototype is semi-automatic and has the option of
removing sediments from the bottom of the pond and taking a water sample with suspended sediments
or taking a water sample without suspended sediments at a certain depth. In both cases, the sample
volume is 600 mL. The prototype was used at 40 points in a tilapia pond. Using an API marine field
kit, the pH, dissolved oxygen, temperature, nitrates, and nitrites were determined in each sample, and
their non-homogeneity was observed, with variations within permissible limits. The sampling prototype
is versatile, low-cost, and obtains the sample in 3.5 min for subsequent analysis with the field kit
or transfer to a laboratory. The prototype is portable, weighs 5 kg, and allows for agile field operation.
The sampling obtained in the case study allowed us to observe the influence of the pond’s topography
on the distribution of water quality parameters, which helps and guides the scheduling of pond water changes to obtain healthier and more abundant production, so that water and sediment quality sampling
is a regular practice. This requires sampling instruments such as the one presented in this study.
The device is inexpensive, making it accessible to low-income aquaculture farmers on the coast of Sinaloa
and elsewhere. Furthermore, it is an easy-to-use, necessary, and valuable tool, as it allows for quality
control of the water and suspended solids in the ponds to prevent and address risks of contamination or
disease in the crops, thus ensuring sustainable aquaculture production. In case of breakdown, its parts
are inexpensive and easy to replace.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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