Stocking ideas for 150?

BengalReefer

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I am in the process of upgrading to a larger tank, so I thought I would begin planning what fish I may eventually add so that I can have a plan to go by. The fish I currently have will be moved over to this new tank, so I won't be adding new fish for a while, but I want to plan out what to get so I can establish what order to add them in.

The tank: 72" long X 18" wide X 25" tall, ~140 gallon mixed reef, 40 gallon sump with fuge and skimmer.

Current fish:
Gold bar maroon clown pair > female 2.5", male 1"
Banggai cardinal pair > male & female 2"
Royal gramma > 2.5"
Snowflake eel > 10"

Any info, experiences, opinions or suggestions you can share with regards to potential additions is very appreciated! I'm still in the beginning stages of research and haven't set my mind on any of these...

Disclaimer: I do NOT plan on getting all of these! These are just different fish I'm considering.

Zebra barred dartfish/goby (1 or 3?)
Purple firefish (1 or 3?)

McCoskers flasher wrasse (1 male + 2 female)
Christmas wrasse (2-3)
Royal pencil wrasse

Tiger wardi goby (1-2)

Flame angel (1-2)

Yellow longnose butterfly

Maybe 1 or 2 of these larger fish? I am still trying to find which if any would be ok in this size tank and without being too aggressive...

One spot foxface
Magnificent foxface

Yellow tang
Sailfin tang
Naso tang
Powder blue tang
Blue tang

Picasso trigger
 
Pretty sure the eel will eat the darfish, firefish, wrasses, and goby. I mean- you need reasonably large tankmates for those, I believe.
 
I have reef safe large Angels, Lamarck's Angelfish, Wantanabe's Angelfish, and Swallowtail Angels. They are beautiful and very reef safe in my experience.
 
My understanding is that the snowflake eel primarily eats crustaceans, is one of the more docile eels, and many people have reported them doing ok with fish of well fed. So far he has left the others alone, including the royal gramma that sleeps in and visits the same caves the eel frequents. However I am aware that, especially as he gets larger, he may take a liking to small fish near the rocks/sand... That is why I am debating some of the larger fish as a possibility if he does.
 
That's right! I forgot about the Genicanthus angels that are supposed to be fairly good in reefs... I'll have to consider those
 
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