[lcstorc]

Welcome to RS and great to see you starting your chronicle right at the beginning. Do you have anything other than the rock to start your cycle? If not that amonia reading is pretty high IMO. I suspect it is actually .8 which is an easy mistake to make.
Personally I like to be sure to get a good cycle going by adding a raw shrimp from the grocery. This provides a good amonia source to kick off the cycle. Then sit back and watch and test. You will see the amonia rise and fall, then the nitrites rise and fall and finally the nitrates rise. This is when you start doing water changes to reduce the nitrates. Once those go down, you are ready for your CUC. The biggest mistake many people make in this hobby is rushing. Take everything slow and you will have a much better tank.
As far as the lighting, that really depends on what you want to keep in the tank. If you just want fish then the light you have is fine. If you want to start getting into corals then the type of corals will determine how much and what kind of lighting you need.
As far as the scape goes what you have looks very nice. A couple of things to think about is leaving enough room between the rocks and the side of the tank to be able to get a mag float in there for cleaning.
Another very important component is a skimmer. They do wonders for your water quality so do some investigating on the right one for your needs.
Ok I think I said enough for one post. I really look forward to watching your progress.