Clean my Protein Skimmer?

[jtdunham]

Thank ya'll for your helpful advice.
I will continue to clean the skimmer cup as beore 3-4 times a week as needed.
I have cleaned the chamber approximately 3 times in this past year; which is my first in this hobby.
Someone in this thread said that the main protein skimmer chamber contains living beneficial bacteria. What if anything should I do before or after cleaning the chamber to mitigate the effects of the loss of these organisms.