Yeah, you don't want some Tunze in your 33G. They put out massive amounts of water and are huge (imagine 2 Hagen 802 powerheads stuck together). Also, a 4ft tank is usually the minimum recommended on the Tunze as they don't achieve their nice wide pattern of flow before then.
I would also do away with some of the rock and perhaps cut it down to 25 pounds or so. The reason being that every time you purchase a coral, it is usually on a piece of rock. So, if you start out with your tank already packed with rock, then when you add coral you'll usually have to either remove some excess rock anyway or reduce the water volume in your tank and replace it with rock. Of course it all depends on the look you like though...the massive rock walls or the rock "piles" with a lot of open swimming space.
If you are going to drill the tank and run a sump, then for a return pump I would use a Mag 5 or 7 or even a 9.5 and get a SCWD wavemaker. This way you can almost do away with powerheads in your tank (with proper plumbing setup) which will give you more room in the tank for whatever.
Also, if you never plan on keeping SPS or clams, then your 2x55/65W PC lamps would do fine for your 33. I'm not sure why you would use 2 50/50 bulbs instead of 1 actinic and 1 10000K which would allow you to do the dusk/dawn thing.
Don't skimp on your skimmer, but don't break the bank trying to get one with all the bells and whistles. There are many very effective and cheap DIY skimmers such as the EAP (Easy As Pie) EuroReef knock-off which perform surprisingly well. I know a few local reefer who are running/have run them with much success.
Most importantly is to take it slow and take advice given to you from more experienced reefers. I know there is/was tension between other board members and yourself, but you just need to know when to keep your mouth shut and your ears open.
That's all for now!
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