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Whatever it takes to give you a specific gravity of 1.005-1.010....you need to go buy yousrelf a hydrometer to accurately measure and maintain that salinity level.
It takes about a cup of marine salt/5gal to raise the SG .005. You musn't raise it more than .002/weekly water change, or you'll cause the tank system to crash.