Lookin good Kenny
I really like that light surround and how it looks on the tank from a standing perspective
I hated how my light glared in my face when sitting so I eventually build a pseudo canopy
You could add back the driftwood without any issues
I had piles of it in my 125g and no issues keeping it above 7.0
All you have to do is keep an eye on your pH and use
alkaline buffer
Or better use
SeaChem Cichlid Lake Salt
Even better still use
SeaChem Malawi/Victoria Buffer
And if that doesn't take care of the driftwood issue, you could use
SeaChem Tanganyika Buffer here and there. But watch it as this stuff is powerful and will raise you pH quite high (over 9.0 if you're not careful)
I recommend using the Malawi stuff, along with the Lake Salt, as it's blended for your fishies and will really help with attitude and color