New planted tank - set up ?!

[FishEs2978]

Hi all !!
I’ve just moved house and have bought another tank - it’s a 180l , but long and thin ( think measurements are 120cm by 30cm by 30cm ).

i have another established tank which I’d like to steal some fish from Aswell.

so far I have decided to have a sand substrate ( silver ) I have ordered 20kg, I also have some quite thick gravel so could potentially put in some barriers.

Id like a planted aquarium - but on a budget as I’m quite young and don’t have enough to spend tonnes.

for the setup I’d like to have some keyholes - i have three in my other tank which I may steal , and some other cichlids ( some suggestions ) ? But not rams as I have a whole other tank of them. I also have some yo yos ( 3 adults , 3 juveniles - could potentially split up ?? ).

for scaping I have some big pieces of bogwood and some dragon rock - any suggestions for nice plants and how to scape them ??

when the tank arrives I’ll attach a photo

 

[FishEs2978]

Just thought I’d note the stocking of my other tanks - so that if you think any would be good to steal ?? I have them all in different twnks but I’ll just list them all in bulk.

6 yo yos
3 clown loaches
3 keyholes
2 diamon gouramis
Around 15 cherry barbs
5 pencil fish
Around 9 guppies
2 golden gouramis
Lots of plecos
Congo tetras
Kerri tetras
1 bamboo shrimp
Around 15 Amano shrimp
20 ish cherry shrimp
2 red tail sharks
Around 6 rummy nose tetras
3 black mollies
10 kribensis
One female dwarf gourami
1 betta
1 sword tail

 

[FishEs2978]

Quick update - I’m getting 4 more keyholes soon - could potentially have them in the new tank with the other three ?? How would hierarchy’s work - if it’s two from one tank , one from one and three from another would that work ?