200 gallon Reef tank fish stocking advice

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Hello everyone, im upgrading from a small cube to a red sea g3 750 and should be recieving it soon, I wanted everyone's thoughts on the stocking plan. I had an ich outbreak a few months ago and lost a few of my fish so ive only got 3 fish at the moment so a lot to stock for the bigger tank. Here's is the existing fish and planned, would love to know if im overstocked or not, any concerns or anything you may add, thanks!

Existing fish
Foxface
Diamond goby
Eightline fairy wrasse
2 cleaner shrimp
1 fire shrimp
7 trochus snails
2 conch snails


New additions
Purple tang
Hippo tang
Flame hawkfish
Longnose hawkfish
melanarus wrasse
Midas blenny
Oreni tilefish
Naso (Even though my tank is 6 feet ive spoken to the local aquarium with over 100,000 gallons of tanks who are happy to take it in if I find that it overgrown my tank)
White tail bristletooth or chevron (not sure which id be able to get here if i dont get either will just go for a yellow eye kole)
Bicolor blenny
Royal gramma
2 clown fish
Firefish goby

If im understocked which is doubt it am maybe ill add a tomini in there too!
For equipments ive got the new bashsea bio space reactor, large skimmer, large UV and chaeto.

Thanks!
 
If theres anything else you think I should add or replace would love to hear it, I would love angelfish but I know most arent reef seef and thats a no go, I already have plenty expensive corals and planning on adding a lot more as well!
 
Bump!
 
Tough crowd
 
I'm also starting a 6ft tank so I don't have much advice on the tangs. But I do have a bicolor blenny and midas blenny in a 4ft tank. They seem a little leery of each other but I haven't seen any aggression. The midas that has stayed darker since I got him has even lightened it's tail color which was interesting.
 
I think your fish list looks good. You are wise having a place to take the naso once it grows out a bit.
 
I think your fish list looks good. You are wise having a place to take the naso once it grows out a bit.
Ive heard a lot of success of keeping Naso in a 6feet tank i plan to get a juvenile and then monitor the situation as I go. Honestly the Naso is one of the reasons why I wanted to upgrade, definitely one of my favourite fish!
 
@i cant think
Do you think with this stocking I can add a melanurus, yellow and cleaner wrasse along with my fairy wrasse? will there be any aggression? Also your thoughts on the 6 line instead of yellow
 

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