Stocking list for a 120 litre tank

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New to reef tanks but have a lot of experience in freshwater and maintaining reef tanks but not setting them up (I work at an aquarium store). I wanted some opinions on a potential stocking list for a 120 litre tank (30 gallons) (not including the sump). I was thinking 1 rainford's goby, 1 bicolour blenny, 2 peppermint shrimp and 1 six line wrasse. I would be adding the shrimp first and the 6 line wrasse last to minimize aggression. I'd also have some snails, and I plan to seed the tank with copepods before adding any fish. I'm planning having mostly sps corals, but I'll start with lps and softies of course for at least a year until the tank is ready for sps. Are there any problems with my plan? If it is relevant I live in Australia.
 
It seems fine to me.
Personally I think you can fit 4-5 small fish comfortably if you wanted to add more. I'm not sure about the 6-line though, I've never kept one because I always heard they were jerks. Good luck
 
It seems fine to me.
Personally I think you can fit 4-5 small fish comfortably if you wanted to add more. I'm not sure about the 6-line though, I've never kept one because I always heard they were jerks. Good luck
I have also read that the 6 lines can be a bit aggressive. Would I be able to manage the aggression by incorporating a lot of smaller hiding spots into the hardscape? The 6 line is kind of a dream fish so I’m willing to make compromises to get it.
 

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