Saltwater looks really cloudy in trash can

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I have been making a 32 gallon brute can of saltwater and I added all the salt in the beginning it’s like 3/4 and still super cloudy. I added 1 gallon of saltwater it’s at like 1.035 right now I am running a power head and heater
 
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