diff --git a/src/fractal_btree_level.erl b/src/fractal_btree_level.erl
index 1443437..7169384 100644
--- a/src/fractal_btree_level.erl
+++ b/src/fractal_btree_level.erl
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ begin_merge(State) ->
     file:delete(XFileName),
 
     MergePID = spawn_link(fun() ->
-                       {ok, OutCount} = fractal_btree_merger:merge(AFileName, BFileName, XFileName,
+                       {ok, OutCount} = fractal_btree_merger2:merge(AFileName, BFileName, XFileName,
                                                                    1 bsl (State#state.level + 1)),
 
 %                       error_logger:info_msg("merge done ~p,~p -> ~p~n", [AFileName, BFileName, XFileName]),
diff --git a/src/fractal_btree_merger2.erl b/src/fractal_btree_merger2.erl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a99834
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/fractal_btree_merger2.erl
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+-module(fractal_btree_merger2).
+
+%%
+%% Naive Merge of two b-trees.  A better implementation should iterate leafs, not KV's
+%%
+
+-export([merge/4]).
+
+merge(A,B,C, Size) ->
+    {ok, BT1} = fractal_btree_reader:open(A),
+    {ok, BT2} = fractal_btree_reader:open(B),
+    {ok, Out} = fractal_btree_writer:open(C, Size),
+
+    {node, AKVs} = fractal_btree_reader:first_node(BT1),
+    {node, BKVs} = fractal_btree_reader:first_node(BT2),
+
+    {ok, Count} = scan(BT1, BT2, Out, AKVs, BKVs, 0),
+
+    %% finish stream tree
+    ok = fractal_btree_reader:close(BT1),
+    ok = fractal_btree_reader:close(BT2),
+    ok = fractal_btree_writer:close(Out),
+
+    {ok, Count}.
+
+
+scan(BT1, BT2, Out, [], BKVs, Count) ->
+    case fractal_btree_reader:next_node(BT1) of
+        {node, AKVs} ->
+            scan(BT1, BT2, Out, AKVs, BKVs, Count);
+        end_of_data ->
+            scan_only(BT2, Out, BKVs, Count)
+    end;
+
+scan(BT1, BT2, Out, AKVs, [], Count) ->
+    case fractal_btree_reader:next_node(BT2) of
+        {node, BKVs} ->
+            scan(BT1, BT2, Out, AKVs, BKVs, Count);
+        end_of_data ->
+            scan_only(BT1, Out, AKVs, Count)
+    end;
+
+scan(BT1, BT2, Out, [{Key1,Value1}|AT]=AKVs, [{Key2,Value2}|BT]=BKVs, Count) ->
+    if Key1 < Key2 ->
+            ok = fractal_btree_writer:add(Out, Key1, Value1),
+            scan(BT1, BT2, Out, AT, BKVs, Count+1);
+
+       Key2 < Key1 ->
+            ok = fractal_btree_writer:add(Out, Key2, Value2),
+            scan(BT1, BT2, Out, AKVs, BT, Count+1);
+
+       Key1 == Key2 ->
+            %% TODO: eliminate tombstones, right now they just bubble down
+            ok = fractal_btree_writer:add(Out, Key2, Value2),
+            scan(BT1, BT2, Out, AT, BT, Count+1)
+    end.
+
+scan_only(BT, Out, [], Count) ->
+    case fractal_btree_reader:next_node(BT) of
+        {node, KVs} ->
+            scan_only(BT, Out, KVs, Count);
+        end_of_data ->
+            {ok, Count}
+    end;
+
+scan_only(BT, Out, [{Key,Value}|Rest], Count) ->
+    ok = fractal_btree_writer:add(Out, Key, Value),
+    scan_only(BT, Out, Rest, Count+1).
diff --git a/src/fractal_btree_reader.erl b/src/fractal_btree_reader.erl
index 71ebe02..29315f7 100644
--- a/src/fractal_btree_reader.erl
+++ b/src/fractal_btree_reader.erl
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 -include_lib("kernel/include/file.hrl").
 
 -export([open/1,close/1,lookup/2,fold/3]).
+-export([first_node/1,next_node/1]).
 
 -record(node, { level, members=[] }).
 -record(index, {file, root, bloom}).
@@ -43,6 +44,22 @@ fold1(File,Fun,Acc0) ->
             fold0(File,Fun,Node,Acc0)
     end.
 
+first_node(#index{file=File}) ->
+    case read_node(File, 0) of
+        {ok, #node{level=0, members=Members}} ->
+            {node, Members}
+    end.
+
+next_node(#index{file=File}=Index) ->
+    case read_node(File) of
+        {ok, #node{level=0, members=Members}} ->
+            {node, Members};
+        {ok, #node{level=N}} when N>0 ->
+            next_node(Index);
+        eof ->
+            end_of_data
+    end.
+
 close(#index{file=File}) ->
     file:close(File).
 
diff --git a/test/fractal_btree_tests.erl b/test/fractal_btree_tests.erl
index ca2c5b8..9b4d2d6 100644
--- a/test/fractal_btree_tests.erl
+++ b/test/fractal_btree_tests.erl
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ merge_test() ->
     ok = fractal_btree_writer:close(BT2),
 
 
-    {Time,{ok,Count}} = timer:tc(fractal_btree_merger, merge, ["test1", "test2", "test3", 10000]),
+    {Time,{ok,Count}} = timer:tc(fractal_btree_merger2, merge, ["test1", "test2", "test3", 10000]),
 
     error_logger:info_msg("time to merge: ~p/sec (time=~p, count=~p)~n", [1000000/(Time/Count), Time/1000000, Count]),