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Sure you can, they make carbon in bags, or you can buy a micron bag to throw it in.can you use carbon without adding a reactor?
And if your using RO/DI water?It's good to take out impurities in the water, like heavy metals and nutrients, chlorine, silicates.....
You can place it anywhere with flow (hob filter, canister filter, sump...)
And if your using RO/DI water?
The reasons given for not using carbon or not using it continuously include: the carbon causes some diseases, it removes beneficial elements/substances for the water, and eventually the carbon will de-adsorb everything killing the tank inhabitants. None of these reasons have ever been supported by experiments or tests. Rather, they are myths. And as myths, they circulate through the hobby growing a life of their own which becomes hard to kill.
The reason to use carbon is that it removes dissolved organic compound from the water. This has been shown experimentally. Removing the dissolved organics will increase the effectiveness of the biological filter. Again published studies have demonstrated this. Plus, removing the dissolved organics will make the water look cleaner because it will be clearer.