Man, I'm not even around to defend myself!
I do have two 1,000 watt lights, as does Andy @ MRC and Tim The_Hit_Man. It's an exclusive club of those who pay outrageous electricity bills....(!)
For those interested, a few interesting tidbits:
- The initial+ cost of the setup is pretty reasonable- pretty much in line with 250 or 400w setups
- They are
very bright and
VERY hot. I have to plan my moves into the tank, for fear of burning my arm
- They pull 9amps each, which means the two of mine require their own 20amp breaker
- The only timer I could find that could handle the load of both of them was a 40amp hot water heater timer
- The humming of the ballasts is so loud they had to be moved to my basement. I ended up running 10gauge romex wire between the ballast and light
- I run 14k Hamilton bulbs for a nice color and no actinic. I get around 1500 PAR at the surface and ~500-600 PAR pretty easily at 7-8" down in the tank. I get around 250 PAR at the bottom of a 26" tank
Other than that, they're just like any other MH setup. Just a bit more oomph...