Honestly I could care less about brands. I use any filter I can get my hands on for cheap. Right now I am using these on my tanks:
25 tall:Eclipse built in filtration
20 Tall: Aquaclear 610 (A 10 year old AC50)
20 long: 10g whisper HOB, Whisper 20i internal, and a 5 gallon internal filter
55 fresh- Emperor 400, Penguin 200
55 Salt- 2 Whisper 150gph filters
75: Fluval 304, Whisper 30/60, Aquatic Systems 90gph HOB