It should be noted that over the past week I did leave this liquid out (in PET as it's more transparent) in front of a window on my desk (at least during the light hours of the day). I've done that now for about a week and a half and it has helped a lot. I don't like having to do that, and I generally wouldn't, but I was desperate to see if a change would occur. A change did happen from that pink water. But, it's still not ready.
My issue, my biggest issue, was that DF didn't require that kind of work before. I know I keep harping on "last year," but if the website hasn't changed its description, there's no reason to think the liquid should be different from last year.
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Picture taken on gridded paper to show level of transparency. It's dark in my room right now (only lit by a small lamp) so this picture is a tad darker than it is in reality, but it's close enough to show how much it has changed.