well that depends, do you want you plants spred out or are you going with sog setup? if you have a 4x3 area you should go with 400 w. make sure you do as much research as possible before you committ to a light
I dont think so if u have one plant per pot. You could have a good size plant (3-4 ft) in a 3 gal pot. They also make pots that are tall and skinny and take up half the surface area.