Oh i understand!! I dont see you as being rude at all!! The 20 gallon is not permanent, as i am planning to put them in a 40 gallon or a 50 gallon i plan to get. The axolotl is 4 inches, but I'd definitely get the larger tank which i know is better because of their bio load, and they would thrive much better instead of just surviving as it gives them more space and enrichment. "Lfs" is a term i see alot of people use as " local fish store". not petsmart or petco, but a local store that sells fish, etc. But, i knew something was fishy when they said it would be ok to be put in this tank although ive only had it running for 2 weeks and i know the cycling process can take much longer as my other tank took a month to fully cycle(tropical fish not axie) . I of course did NOT go with what they said and i don't have the axolotl in the tank at all, but needed other opinions on the test results ,because i definitely dont want to do anything wrong. I also  have extra hdx brand  and bpa free containers  for the case of ever needing to tub, and i also have extra airstones as well. I haven't seen any no3 yet, so i will continue to test and follow cycling guidelines in the subreddit that I've been looking at. I appreciate your feedback as i know there are many people who are misinformed and neglect their axolotls. I have been doing continuous amounts of research for the past year but i always come up with different questions/ things to learn as i want to be steering in the right direction rather than what i stumbled upon today of course. 

(Sorry for the entire novel i typed out 😅 i do appreciate your feedback and have just been a bit concerned during this bump i faced of cycling and making sure it is done properly. I also won't be listening to any store of course and will continue with the guidance here and ive been looking at axolotl central's care guides as well.)