I use 1/2 cup per gallon. But the only REAL way to mix salt is with a good refractometer.  This is really dependant on the salinity you wish to obtain.  I mix for 1.025
 
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					Originally Posted by  MMAX
					 
				 
				Noticed on the bucket everything in in pounds to gallons (1 pound of salt to 2.9 gal of water). If I don't have a scale what's the conversion to cups of salt to gallons? I'm mixing it into 20 gallons of water and the wife figured it to be about 12 cups of salt. I know IO salt is 10 cups to 20 gallons, the 12 cups doesn't seem quite right. 
			
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