yes they both are in my opinion. i love my aqua one filter cause its so quiet and efficient, i set mine up easy, i also bought the aqua one chiller and i am also impressed with it. its quiet and compact. i chose aqua one because the company is here to stay, aqua one is Kongs and they make heaps of dog products. you can also buy any part for the chiller if something goes wrong and they can also be regased. Rob has also bought an aqua one chiller the same as mine and i bought it from the link that he provided on his post, they were the cheapest in australia. i bought my filter from them for around $121.00 and here in cairns the exact same filter goes for $350.00, so you can find some big savings.