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

Hi again Thor!
I just doubled the amount of ammonia that I add to my cycling tank. I initially seeded with enough bacterial product for a 30 gallon tank ~ my tank is 5 gallon, could this be why the ammonia is disappearing so quickly? Late this afternoon I tested for nitrates and was surprised to see some elevation from 0 to around 2.5 ppm (dark amber, not quite 5 ppm). I'm interested in seeing what the additional ammonia does. PH is still steady at 6.8.
My betta Kenji is still doing great in his holding tank, feeding lightly and watching for any signs of illness from his exposure to the one day of high nitrite. Hopefully the Prime did it's job and prevented any long term damage.
If I ever get through this, I would love to graduate to a 20 gallon community tank. The video of Ram's planted tank made me swoon.