Need some fish advice

[danny zubot]

I'm not sure if I agree with the whole inches per gallon theory myself. perhaps if you were dealing with a tank with only tangs, or clowns. Most reef tanks have a mixture of fish which all have different requirements and personalities, this accounts for a plus or minus effect to the amount of fish inches that should be kept. You've had some good suggestions here so you should be able to make a good decision based on that.