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I told the lfs I would rather not have any gravel or sand and they told me to let the tank sit for 2 days and bring a sample of my water in and they will test it and tell me if I have to get sand or gravel....that it all depends on my water quality
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This is kinda silly on their part. There is nothing to test for if you are letting the tank sit for two days except for pH. I'm assuming you have some kind of bio filter on there?
Bare bottom will be fine, you just need to be careful on your bioload, and add decorations in there for the fish. A bare tank like that will be very stressful to most fish. You also need to start the cycle out with something. Either one or two small fish, some food put in their to start the ammonia cycle or chemical product like Hagen's Cycle.
Things that will need to be tested for include pH, then ammonia will need to be tested daily until it spikes and goes back down, then test for nitrites daily until it spikes and goes down. After your ammonia and nitrites are zero you are good to go. Your pH will dictate what kind of fish you can keep, or what you need to add to the water depending on what kind of fish you want to keep
