Salinity help on new tank (just cycled)

[36chambers_reef]

My jbj 65 aio just finished cycling, when I set it up I bought the salt water from the LFS and didn't catch that they sold me water that was 1.022 I caught it days after and since it was in the cycling process didn't really care, now that it's ready I'm having trouble getting up to 1.025/1.026. Any tips to get it back up? I've been topping it off with 1.026 but it only went up a bit (1.0222-1.023) the tank does not have any livestock just sand and rock. Any tips would be highly appreciated.

 

[fishguy242]

Pull out a couple of gallons, mix salt in bucket of tank water ,pour back in tank ,then check few mins later

 

[slingfox]

if there is no livestock you can just slowly add salt directly to the tank.