I just got the red sea max 130, and love it. I would recommend the red sea max 250 for a begginner. Having everything already included is a really nice way to start out as you learn more about the hobby, rather than trying to figure everything else at once.
I wouldn't recommend a group of anthias for a beginner, as they are a finicky fish, and love to eat multiple times per day. Also, they usually like a larger system for a schoool.
A school of chromis is a nice idea to start with, but eventually, you will only be left with one or two after they kill each other off. This may take quite some time, so if you are fine with only having a few of them in the end, then go for it. This could be one of your first fish, as they are quite hardy.
I would steer clear of tomato, cinnamon and maroon clownfish, as they get larger and quite mean usually. The other clownfish are usually pretty good. This could be your one of your first fish as well, as clownfish are known to be quite hardy as well.
As lngrhaul pointed out, the copperband butterfly fish is known as a finicky eater, so might not be your best choice either. If you do, I would recommend adding it last.
The hawkfish should work out well, if you don't plan on getting any shrimp. The bangaii cardinals are a good choice for a reef set up.
As for corals, after a few months you could look to add a few softies, and then some easier to keep LPS. I would wait for quite some time prior to adding SPS though. I'll let more of an SPS expert chime in on their recommendations on them.
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