1k will get u a set up for sure, but your going to hjave to budget and write down all the stuff u need, like those ebb and flow tables will cost about 250-400 the light will be another 300 and then u need supplies, ferts, fans, cool tube is 100+. So on a small scale its def. dooable. Just dont go for the double room set up. Make your one room get a grow under ur belt, and then set up another room. However those ebb and flow table's are very nice, and produce alot more quicker then soil.