Let's see if I can answer some of your questions.

1. I have a 20 long tank which will suffice until fido begins to grow.

A 20 gallon could work for a corn snake's whole adult life, if you get the snake as a baby though, a 20 gallon is a lot of space.. Baby snakes need to feel safe to want to feed, a 10 gallon tank would've been fine for a young corn. Make sure the lid is secure, if it's just a screen lid keep a heavy object or two on each side, if it's in a slide in lid be certain parts of it still can't be lifted up, snakes are masters of escape (snakes are all muscle and babies can fit through anything).

2. I need substrate. Some type of wood shaving with a reptile label (anything specific)? Deep enough to burrow, how deep is that?

I'd say go with aspen bedding, if the snake is a baby a inch of substrate will work, for adults 2 inches maybe 3 in some areas.

3. I need a water bowl, but am lost to size. Do babies drown? Do they need to swim or completely immerse? Is tap water ok?

Any type of small tupperware container could work as a water bowl, Glad has a container that is about 2 inches tall and 4-5 inches across, with a inch of water this will suffice for up to 1-2 year old corn snakes, around 30 inches or so they would no longer fit in it and they'd be able to tip it over.
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