Fishless cycling with pro janitorial quality smelling salts

Hi Cooper,
Welcome to the forum.

What is the reading of your ammonia?   There is a possibility that the ammonia is way too high for the bacteria to grow.  Ammonia is toxic.    While the bacteria you try to grow will feed on ammonia, there is a limit to how much they can handle.    

Please show the result of your ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate.

By the way, I am unfamiliar with the product you mentioned.  What's on the bottle?  Is it pure ammonia?   If it has other ingredients it might interfere with the fishless cycling.

I also do not see your photos.   Please post them again if you can.   Use the format in the sticky.