What can I grow?

Welcome to the Planted Tank! I moved this to the low tech section, might be better suited.

I noticed your comment

I don't want to add CO2 yet (more wattage I suppose for that) as I am trying to make it low tech from a maintenance standpoint.

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Adding CO2 does not require more wattage, it's the other way around, with a certain light level CO2 is required. Your tank is borderline... 2 W/gal for a large tank like that might be easier to handle with CO2 injection, not sure.

There are a couple of threads about low light plants in this low tech section, like this one.

Welcome. You are off with a great start for a low tech. As for plants you can go to the swap and shop to get great plants for great prices. Better than any store. Someone has a java lace fern that is big and would suit your tank nicely. Molly fry would enjoy also. I would have bought it but I don't have the room.

I also have a 110, tho mine is a 110 tall. I have mine stuffed full of plants (where'd the substrate go???) and have 265 watts over it. Larger tanks do not follow the wpg rule, so you should have enough light.

I'm about to embark on the process of adding co2 to mine, but it's not a must have. If you want to keep it low maintenance stuff it full of slow growers and try dosing flourish excel if they look like they need co2. I'd suggest anubias, crypts, swords, and some medium light stems. I use e. tenellus for a ground cover, but dwarf hairgrass, blyxa and a bunch of other plants work as well. Two people have some nice swords for sale on the swap and shop right now