Planted tank substrate suggestions?

[Delphinus]

Your tank is great looking. I enjoy seeing it everytime you post that picture.

The 65g is a 24" tall tank.

I think as soon as we start giving a method a name ("Dutch"/"Amano") then we're getting into an area that's going to require too much time to learn and maintain and stuff. So I'd love a tank that looks *kinda* like yours with the textures and the 3d layering and stuff but I don't want to go off the deep end and find out I'm in over my head. At least for now, but if I can "grow into" it at a slower pace then that might be OK.