niceneasy:
you are offering proof that you can get a great grow from fluoros. i have a dual 125w envirolite and am on my 3rd grow with it (from start to finish). it appears you're doing very well. as for your question, do what darthsmiker says, go get the magnifying glass (he said microscope but i cannot imagine trying to check trichomes with a microscope). i ordered a 30x magnifying glass on ebay for 3 bucks.
booch