Fishless cycling using Dr Tim's One & Only live bacterial product

Hi, I need your input again.
I am on day 3 of cycling my 5 gallon freshwater aquarium with Dr. Tim's One & Only live bacterial product.
I added 5 drops of ammonia chloride plus whole 2 oz bottle of nitrifying bacteria on day 1.
According to directions, I waited until today (day 3) to test for ammonia and nitrite, which were both zero. Today I added 5 more drops of ammonia chloride. I am to retest tomorrow for ammonia and nitrite.
Shouldn't I see a trace of nitrite by today? Dr. Tim said on his video it was normal not to see ammonia but nitrates should start to appear. My tank pH is 6.8 and temp is 80 degrees. My power filter has API bio chem stars (their bio filtration media for housing the beneficial bacteria). As per your suggestion on other threads I removed the carbon filter as water is clear.
How long does it take to start seeing nitrates?
Should I add a sponge to the power filter to remove gunk before it hits the bio chem stars since I'm not using the carbon filter?