Quote Originally Posted by u.g.u
well imo I would not leave the garage door up I would bring in all the cold air through the window and exhaust through the roof via a whirly bird or a gable mount fan. 2nd I do not think 2 1000w lights are enough to properly cover that area, with tracks the biggest I would go is a 6' track which will give you 8' of coverage since the lamp hangs in the middle and sticks out a foot on either side so that gives you an 8x8 space maybe streched to a 10x10 at the most personallyI would have at least 4 stationary light in a 10 x 10 but that just me have them on opposite ends from each other for better coverage
Yes I forgot to mention that there is a room above the garage (the other grow room) and I cannot go through the roof. My only places to draw air are the garage door, the window, and the sidedoor (window and sidedoor are next to each other). There will be a fullsize wall protecting the entire grow room from view, although the garage door will never be opened anyways. Good to know about the lights though...

I already have 2 1000 watt lights. I was hoping this could cover a larger area but optimistic I guess. I dont want to starve the plants for life. However Im a little concerned about the energy consumption of over 5000 watts (4x1000, 1x600, 1x400, plus fluros (the latter 3 being for the grow room)). Does anyone think this will be a problem? I dont have a problem paying bills on time, but it will be a hefty bill I expect? There will only be 2 people living there, its a 4 bedroom. All bulbs will be swapped for halogen. I plan to only keep my server computer running 24/7, other ones Ill turn on/off.

Then again, I guess I know people that run 6 1000 watt lights and never had an issue. Seems a little sketch to me.