Thanks guys Tanks survived quite well so far was worried they would get dug up but a nice pattern of the cichlids and plecs digging pits next to each other means sand always gets chucked all over so plants are never uncovered long haha.
Just to update I got a Heros Severus today for the tank shes about 6 inches and quite shy so had to take these pics across the room. Please excuse the dirty glass lol