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You can always lower the water level for better plant growth. Nothing says you have to fill it all the way.

The calcium deposits left behind from evaporation were icky at mid-tank height. 😕

Thanks for additional plants plant species.
Do you think it's the reduced lighting due to the greater tank height? I had a 29 gal (18 inches tall) next to a south facing window where plants received good light through the side. Plants did very well, despite poor overhead lighting. Tank also had a soil layer and a HOB.

I used a Fluval Planted 3.0 so I thought I had decent light. But the stem plants got leggy, crypts didn’t grow, Amazon sword overtook the tank…in retrospect, it would have been a good idea to add a side light.