The Sun newspaper: Man Fishy
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The Sun newspaper: Man Fishy
February 2010
Footie bling king Stephen Ireland really has gone off the deep end – spending £100,000 on a giant fishtank.
The big-buying Man City star had the huge feature installed as part of a refit of his £5million mansion.
The four-metre tank holds 6,000 litres of saltwater – 75 times more than an average aquarium – and contains 500 tropical fish.
It even includes a reef from Fiji, an in-built computer to monitor temperature and is fitted with wi-fi so it can be operated from anywhere in the world.
All the technical parts are hidden in cabinets and the water is pumped through underfloor pipes from a separate room.
Midfielder Ireland, 23, who earns £70,000 a week, said: “It’s just breathtaking. When people come to the door and see it their first reaction is, ‘Wow’!”
The tank is made of commercial acrylic instead of glass, tough enough to withstand being accidentally hit by a ball from the personalised pool table next to it.
Ireland shares the house in Prestbury, Cheshire, with his girlfriend Jessica Lawlor, 24, and three kids.
Last month Jessica claimed it was not easy being a WAG.
But we told how the couple topped the spending league with lavish buys including £264,000 on a white Bentley GTC convertible for her birthday.
The Sun newspaper: Man Fishy
Footie bling king Stephen Ireland really has gone off the deep end – spending £100,000 on a giant fishtank.
The big-buying Man City star had the huge feature installed as part of a refit of his £5million mansion.
The four-metre tank holds 6,000 litres of saltwater – 75 times more than an average aquarium – and contains 500 tropical fish.
It even includes a reef from Fiji, an in-built computer to monitor temperature and is fitted with wi-fi so it can be operated from anywhere in the world.
All the technical parts are hidden in cabinets and the water is pumped through underfloor pipes from a separate room.
Midfielder Ireland, 23, who earns £70,000 a week, said: “It’s just breathtaking. When people come to the door and see it their first reaction is, ‘Wow’!”
The tank is made of commercial acrylic instead of glass, tough enough to withstand being accidentally hit by a ball from the personalised pool table next to it.
Ireland shares the house in Prestbury, Cheshire, with his girlfriend Jessica Lawlor, 24, and three kids.
Last month Jessica claimed it was not easy being a WAG.
But we told how the couple topped the spending league with lavish buys including £264,000 on a white Bentley GTC convertible for her birthday.