Making a shopping list for new stock. Any criticisms?

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80 gallon reef with mostly leathers and a lot of anemones, plus a singular four - barred damselfish and two hermit crabs that I don't care about too much that show up from time to time. Pretty much building from the ground up. Everything is secured with reef epoxy.

Currently considering:

>Regal slipper lobster(Arctides regalis)(One).
>Gymnothorax richardsoni or Echidna polyzona(if I can figure out how to stop them from eating fish. If not, Gymnomuraena zebra... if I can find a cheap one.)
>A pair of any clownfish species, preferably able to host corals or anemones(mom's demands).
>Aiptasia - eating filefish(Acreicthys tomentosus)(One)
>A small school(2 - 3) of banggai or orbiculate cardinals(Spaeramia orbicularis, Pterapogon kauderni)

Not sure if this is too much bioload for the tank. If possible, I would add one or a pair of black - barred soldierfish, but I'm not certain where I'd get that or whether I can support them.

I also kinda want dragon wrasses, a snake eel in place of morays and maybe a flashing tilefish, but I'm not well - versed in their care nor am I certain I have space for them.
 
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In terms of coral:

>Large colonies of xenia and star polyps(alias "grass")
>Some frogspawn and bubble coral, never tried bubbles and they do look cool.
>A lot of mushrooms, and I do mean a lot, of varying genera.
>A few more pieces of leather, preferably the continuous, wall - like kind.
Most of these would be placed near the top, except for the mushrooms which go wherever they please, and I'm not really concerned about them.
 

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