if I am not wrong, Amano did put in his very early edition of aquajournal that the appearance of algae in in fact a good sign. Not all kinds though, a specific type. I cannot remember the name but it's long and wavy. Thread algae I think.
Anyway, on your tank thing. Unless you are around for those two weeks, my suggestion is to hold on collecting all the plants this week and setting it up. You won't be around to monitor and it's tough to predict what will happen cause your tank is completely new. Some people set up their tanks and they get hit by algae almost immediately. I set up mine and there wasn't a single problem. You not being around to do the tweaking could be problematic. Plus, you won't know if you might need to do a little tweaking to your hardware too. The filter, lights and CO2. They are not tested yet I presume?
If you're going away for two weeks, why not use this time to kick start your tank? Put in all the 'hardware' but plant only H.difformis. A single pot is enough and plant it around the tank. It'll grow and help the tank get through the initial stage. Then when you come back, pull out the H.difformis and put in your desired plants.
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