You live in my area so you can pm me if you'd like me to come and have a look at the tank.
I'm pretty sure what people have stated able are correct. That thing is contaminating the water.
If you shop at the same saltwater store as I do .... Then they are pretty reputable... There are really only 2 near us and honestly both are great. However, it does seem to depend on who you talk to when they are getting your livestock. Generally most are great but definitely there are more with more knowledge than others. As others have stated, do your research first.
As for the water, we get a TDS reading of 12 or lower, on a bad day! I used to run tap water and everything was fine (until a fish did behind some rock work while I was away and caused a large hair algae breakout which I am still battling). I do run RO/DI now just because it is easier to fill my containers and auto top off with float valves, etc. I doubt the water it to blame here, likely your new livestock.
I have test kits that I can bring by and we can test your water. Or just bring it to the store and they can test it for you.
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