Remove Reflection of Windows on Dock?

Hey all, I'm wondering how I can remove the reflection of an open program on the dock. I have Firefox open, and now it's reflecting the bottom status bar into the dock and it is quite annoying.
I'm NOT asking how to make the 3D dock go to 2D, or lower the opacity of the dock. I just don't want it reflecting other windows.

The "reflection" means that application is running.
No, the little light means it's a running application.
All items in the dock have a reflection all the time.

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If you set it up right then you can control how it works. A reference is a reference and any left behind will cause you grief down the road when you try to delete things.
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