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Take a second, and think of the most ambitious home improvement project you would indulge in to complete your house.  Now take another moment to realize, no matter what project you just thought of, it probably pales in comparison to the home upgrade underway at French footballer Thierry Henry’s London mansion.

Apparently, the traditional two-gallon, gold fishbowl was not enough to satisfy the New York Red Bulls striker.

Yahoo! Sports is reporting that Henry plans to demolish his $9.5 million London mansion to build a bigger mansion with a 40-foot-tall fish tank, which will be viewable from every single floor of the home.

While this home upgrade may sound amazing, the fish tank specs are even more astounding!

Thierry Henry’s Fish Tank by the Numbers

$400,000

• Approximate cost to build fish tank

$19,000

• Annual cost to operate fish tank

5,500

• Gallons of water in Henry’s fish tank

$4,000

• Annual cost for fish food

$80

• Cost per hour of weekly tank inspections

40

• Number of feet tall

15

• Number of feet long

3

• Number of feet wide

1

• Number of people passed out after discovering this news (me)

With tax refunds showing up in mailboxes and checking accounts all over the nation, many Americans will use their extra cash to make upgrades and improvements to their homes.

While the home upgrades you make may not be as extravagant as Henry’s current project, at least you now know the gold standard in home fish tanks.

To view the infographic illustrating Thierry Henry’s fish tank and read more details, head over to Yahoo! Sports.

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