Hope you guys aren't opposed to prospective T5 growers!
I had a couple of questions about T5.
How are your yields?
How are your energy bills?
What was the total Cost of your set-up + ballasts?
Firstly,
There's tons and tons and tons of information on the lighting question you asked and on a lot of the questions you will encounter. I highly encourage you to spend your spare time reading others grow journals and the "HELP!" sections on grow forums. It's where I learned a majority of...
In response to your bud area question. If you were to take a birds eye view above your plant, you'll be able to notice where the bud sites are. They're usually a bit brighter green and their stems will look a bit thicker. Those will be more of your "large" nugs... I have no idea how to tell...
Great photos.
This looks like about the same size as when I had my first grow attempt (bagseed: they all ended up being male D: ) . Really digging your DIY heat removal from the lamp! Your lady looks mighty pretty as well!
Hey man great pictures!
Don't worry about going simpler. Its good to experiment the first time around to get a feel for how you want to grow. Really impressed with your plant, the stem looks prettttyyy large
All those strains that you would be receiving in the pack would be killer.
I geeked out and copypasta'd some links of some girls that might suit you as well.
http://www.cannabis-seeds-bank.co.uk/g13-labs-auto-pineapple-express-fem/prod_3749.html...
Those pictures seem a little low res for me to be able to distinguish, but I'm thinking they're probably males.
If you've got a magnifying glass at home take a bit of a closer look.