I have found the forum of regulars here to be very supportive and inspirational. They truly helped me in my adventure into macro photography and without them I may have turned to another hobby (now a passion).

The Canon MP-65E is considered to be the "gold standard" of macro lenses and many use it here. I'm a Nikon user so I have to resort to other methods. Mastering off-camera flash is important to highly detailed images. There appear to be endless ways to accomplish this so enjoy experimenting with methods of diffusion. The working distance in macro and especially when going more than 1:1 can produce shadows by the lens being so close to the subject so getting a soft flash on the subject is important for quality shots.

The MP-65E can go to 5:1 which is oh-my-gosh detail. Practice with different f/stops, shutter speeds and flash power for various situations you will come across. If you enjoy learning, this will provide an endless opportunity to do so.

Don't be discouraged when a shot doesn't turn out well. Frankly, there are many more misses than hits which I'm confident others will attest to however those few that are hits make it all worthwhile.

Hand-held shooting in the manual mode is a more productive method in the field compared to using a tripod. Mark suggested that I carry a stick with me to hold and rest my camera on and that made a huge difference plus the stick came in handy for other uses in the field like pushing back weeds looking for insects.

I am new to macro photography and have always enjoyed getting close to my subjects. I have finally purchased some equipment and was wondering if you could tell me if there is anything else basic I will need. This is what I have:

MP-E 65mm 1 2.8 lens
EF100mm f2.8L MACRO IS USM lens
Feisol CT-3442 tripod
7D Mark II
Leofoto LH-40PCL ball head
ISHOOT D Lens Collar 
SunwayFoto PCL-7DIIR L Bracket for Canon 7D Mark II DSLR Camera
100mm a/s plate
Yongnuo YN24EX macro flash
Canon tripod mount B

Would also appreciate any tutorials or books on how to proceed with macro photography!

Here's something I shot hand held with my 100mm.

they are both well cherished, they are different beasts, 100 shoots auto focus down to 1:1,(sorry I do not know what it is with tubes) the MP-E is manual only and shoots 1:1 - 5:1 (add tubes it gets dicey and again don't know what you end up with, other then a DOF so thin it's VERY challenging unless your stacking)

if I'm shooting butterflies, flowers, flowers with bugs, I'll start with the 100 only and if the bug is interesting I'll add the tubes, if it's real interesting I'll capture it and bring it to my macro lab, and usually switch to the MP-E 65

I have found the forum of regulars here to be very supportive and inspirational. They truly helped me in my adventure into macro photography and without them I may have turned to another hobby (now a passion).

The Canon MP-65E is considered to be the "gold standard" of macro lenses and many use it here. I'm a Nikon user so I have to resort to other methods. Mastering off-camera flash is important to highly detailed images. There appear to be endless ways to accomplish this so enjoy experimenting with methods of diffusion. The working distance in macro and especially when going more than 1:1 can produce shadows by the lens being so close to the subject so getting a soft flash on the subject is important for quality shots.

The MP-65E can go to 5:1 which is oh-my-gosh detail. Practice with different f/stops, shutter speeds and flash power for various situations you will come across. If you enjoy learning, this will provide an endless opportunity to do so.

Don't be discouraged when a shot doesn't turn out well. Frankly, there are many more misses than hits which I'm confident others will attest to however those few that are hits make it all worthwhile.

Hand-held shooting in the manual mode is a more productive method in the field compared to using a tripod. Mark suggested that I carry a stick with me to hold and rest my camera on and that made a huge difference plus the stick came in handy for other uses in the field like pushing back weeds looking for insects.

It will be easier in the beginning to use the 100mm macro to get used to shooting with these lenses. The mp-e 65mm is more challenging.
If you are shooting live insects, a tripod is more limiting since it is slow to set up and it introduces other problems. Monopod is faster and the shutter speed and flash will do a good job at removing movement due to camera shake. A 'steady stick', which is a simple wooden dowel rod about 5/8" thick, is even faster for setting up than a monopod. Hold it in your left hand, and rest the lens across your thumb with that hand. Right hand grips the camera and works the shutter.
The mp-e 65 is harder to control when focusing closer than 1:1, and you may prefer to shoot with a tripod or other fixed point with that.

The thing missing in your kit, or at least not mentioned, is a diffuser for the flash.

they are both well cherished, they are different beasts, 100 shoots auto focus down to 1:1,(sorry I do not know what it is with tubes) the MP-E is manual only and shoots 1:1 - 5:1 (add tubes it gets dicey and again don't know what you end up with, other then a DOF so thin it's VERY challenging unless your stacking)

if I'm shooting butterflies, flowers, flowers with bugs, I'll start with the 100 only and if the bug is interesting I'll add the tubes, if it's real interesting I'll capture it and bring it to my macro lab, and usually switch to the MP-E 65