Since you didn't add fish until 23 Oct, your cycle didn't start until then. You need waste to be produced for a cycle to start. Without something producing ammonia, your tank is just like a bucket of water sitting on the ground. It won't do anything.
So, since your tank has been "cycling" for about 2 weeks now, you may start to experience a bacteria bloom accompanied by cloudy water. This is perfectly normal. Just a stage in the cycling process. The best thing to do is
pwc's everyday of about 35-40% to help keep your ammonia and nitrites down as much as possible. Keep doing your
pwc's everyday until your ammonia and nitrite readings are at 0 and nitrates are starting to get produced.
Also, when doing your
pwc's, make sure you are adding dechlor to the new water. Easy to forget if you're worried about something else.
Nitro-Max is a "cycle accelerator" not an "actual cycling product". It probably won't help that much. Check this article out on what WhiteCloud, Gunnie, and Bernie said.
http://aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=35962
Hope all this info helps out.