//********************** LED TRAIL ***************************
  for (int black = 0; black < NUM_LEDS; black++) {
  leds[black] = CRGB::Black;
  }
  FastLED.show(); // turn LED'S off
  LEDS.setBrightness(255); //last setting for brightness was 0 = off. Turning back on.
  delay(1000);
  int start = 0; //counter for 50 LED's
   // turns the first three LED's to hot pink sequentially
   while(start < 3){
   leds[start] = CRGB::HotPink;
   FastLED.show();
   start ++;
   delay (200);
   }
     //Sets 3 blue and 3 pink to go down the line and continually form
     while (start < NUM_LEDS){ //at beginning, start = 3
       for (int trio = 0; trio < 18; trio = trio + 2){ //method to reform every LED as the 3 LED's progress down line
         if((start - (trio*3) -2) > 0){
           leds[start - (trio*3)] = CRGB::HotPink;
           leds[start - (trio*3) - 1] = CRGB::HotPink;
           leds[start - (trio*3) - 2] = CRGB::HotPink;
           if(((start - 3) - (trio*3) -2) >= 0){
             leds[(start - 3) - (trio*3)] = CRGB::Teal;
             leds[(start - 3) - (trio*3) -1] = CRGB::Teal;
             leds[(start - 3) - (trio*3) -2] = CRGB::Teal;
           }
           if(start == 3) leds[0] = CRGB::Teal;
           if(start == 4) leds[1] = CRGB::Teal;
         }
       }
         FastLED.show();
         start ++; //now do for loop again with next value of start
         delay (100);
    }