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Most will go away as the skimmer and pump slimes up, give it a week or so. Additives such as water conditioners or new salt water can cause a similar condition. Some carbon might help some.
Red sea coral pro skills be 470 and 1400 at 1.026. So I would agree with either bad test kit reading, or your salinity is to high. As stated earlier your levels won't hurt anything.
I have two of the WP series that have ran non stop for just shy of 2 years and they run like brand new. MANY other members have similar positive feedback for these powerheads.