Originally Posted by Fishie-Fingers

the prawns are still at the bottom of the tank, should I put some fresh ones in?

yep, i would remove all prawns and just put one in, or if they are little tiny likkly cutie prawns, then put two in

I`ll test water in the morning, and do a 75% water change and then test again. then If its cool, I`ll go and get some fish. Is it worthwhile getting a phosphate and hardness test kits?

i've never tested phosphate in my life, dont want to, ignorance is bliss lol, not even sure why i would test, summat to do with algae growth? more important for marine tanks i think to test for phosphate? Not sure?

Hardness, hmmm, you could, if you got some £££, as its not vital, but worth knowing out of interest i think, look for the Nutrafin One for GH/KH (comes together) i use it, seems good, was about £7.50 lasts a fair while

I will tell the guys at the Lfs what my levels are, they should advise me on what fish will be ok for my water quality.

urm.... be careful there, sometimes lfs staff are no better than advising on fish keeping than a half decently trained monkey would be

I cant wait! one more sleep till my new arrivals,(fingers crossed of course!)
Is it best to put new fish in with the lights off, so they can acclimatise in the darkness?

yes lights off for a few hours