Quote Originally Posted by Forwhat420
Rule of thumb...1000 watts per room for your grow...and thats the max. Also I wouldnt just crank everything up at once. Maybe 1000 watts per grow. Other than that, if your paranoid it is not worth it. Grow to have fun man, not to stress.
this is interesting. I haven't really heard anything like this before, but it seems logical obv.

does the dispersion between the lights allow for it to look more legit? IE -- not having 3 thousand watts running in one room?

Honestly, the 1000w lights were not my idea, and seemed like overkill .... but a friend who is helping me get it up and running who has his own operation swears by them.