To help outcompete the algae your best bet is to plant as soon as you
can. If will make your life easier in the long run. The plants will
suck up nutrients leaving less available for the algae

Marc
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On 8 Dec 2004 10:14:40 -0800, "avgeek21" wrote:

Basic question on planting a new tank: I'm setting up an Eclipse 6
gallon for my daughter and we'd like it to be moderately planted
eventually. I'm going to cycle the tank with FISH (2 danios), as
opposed to the method of using only live plants to establish the tank
(and then adding the fish later.) So after a few weeks, when the tank
is cycled and I'm adding a couple of more fish (cories probably), Is
this the time to introduce the live plants, or can I do it earlier?
Thanks.