diff --git a/piker/data/marketstore.py b/piker/data/marketstore.py
index 7f39ad88..ae890011 100644
--- a/piker/data/marketstore.py
+++ b/piker/data/marketstore.py
@@ -387,6 +387,7 @@ class Storage:
     async def load(
         self,
         fqsn: str,
+        timeframe: int,
 
     ) -> tuple[
         dict[int, np.ndarray],  # timeframe (in secs) to series
@@ -400,12 +401,16 @@ class Storage:
             # on first load we don't need to pull the max
             # history per request size worth.
             limit=3000,
+            timeframe=timeframe,
         )
         log.info(f'Loaded tsdb history {tsdb_arrays}')
 
-        if tsdb_arrays:
-            fastest = list(tsdb_arrays.values())[0]
-            times = fastest['Epoch']
+        if len(tsdb_arrays):
+            # fastest = list(tsdb_arrays.values())[0]
+            # slowest = list(tsdb_arrays.values())[-1]
+            hist = tsdb_arrays[timeframe]
+
+            times = hist['Epoch']
             first, last = times[0], times[-1]
             first_tsdb_dt, last_tsdb_dt = map(
                 pendulum.from_timestamp, [first, last]
@@ -420,9 +425,9 @@ class Storage:
         end: Optional[int] = None,
         limit: int = int(800e3),
 
-    ) -> tuple[
-        MarketstoreClient,
-        Union[dict, np.ndarray]
+    ) -> dict[
+        int,
+        Union[dict, np.ndarray],
     ]:
         client = self.client
         syms = await client.list_symbols()
@@ -430,7 +435,8 @@ class Storage:
         if fqsn not in syms:
             return {}
 
-        tfstr = tf_in_1s[1]
+        # use the provided timeframe or 1s by default
+        tfstr = tf_in_1s.get(timeframe, tf_in_1s[1])
 
         params = Params(
             symbols=fqsn,
@@ -463,39 +469,52 @@ class Storage:
                 return {}
 
         else:
-            result = await client.query(params)
+            params.set('timeframe', tfstr)
+            try:
+                result = await client.query(params)
+            except purerpc.grpclib.exceptions.UnknownError:
+                # indicate there is no history for this timeframe
+                return {}
+
+        # Fill out a `numpy` array-results map keyed by timeframe
+        arrays = {}
 
         # TODO: it turns out column access on recarrays is actually slower:
         # https://jakevdp.github.io/PythonDataScienceHandbook/02.09-structured-data-numpy.html#RecordArrays:-Structured-Arrays-with-a-Twist
         # it might make sense to make these structured arrays?
-        # Fill out a `numpy` array-results map
-        arrays = {}
         for fqsn, data_set in result.by_symbols().items():
             arrays.setdefault(fqsn, {})[
                 tf_in_1s.inverse[data_set.timeframe]
             ] = data_set.array
 
-        return arrays[fqsn][timeframe] if timeframe else arrays[fqsn]
+        return arrays[fqsn]
 
     async def delete_ts(
         self,
         key: str,
         timeframe: Optional[Union[int, str]] = None,
+        fmt: str = 'OHLCV',
 
     ) -> bool:
 
         client = self.client
         syms = await client.list_symbols()
         print(syms)
-        # if key not in syms:
-        #     raise KeyError(f'`{fqsn}` table key not found?')
+        if key not in syms:
+            raise KeyError(f'`{key}` table key not found in\n{syms}?')
 
-        return await client.destroy(tbk=key)
+        tbk = mk_tbk((
+            key,
+            tf_in_1s.get(timeframe, tf_in_1s[60]),
+            fmt,
+        ))
+        return await client.destroy(tbk=tbk)
 
     async def write_ohlcv(
         self,
         fqsn: str,
         ohlcv: np.ndarray,
+        timeframe: int,
         append_and_duplicate: bool = True,
         limit: int = int(800e3),
 
@@ -525,7 +544,7 @@ class Storage:
             # write to db
             resp = await self.client.write(
                 to_push,
-                tbk=f'{fqsn}/1Sec/OHLCV',
+                tbk=f'{fqsn}/{tf_in_1s[timeframe]}/OHLCV',
 
                 # NOTE: will will append duplicates
                 # for the same timestamp-index.
@@ -577,6 +596,7 @@ class Storage:
     # def delete_range(self, start_dt, end_dt) -> None:
     #     ...
 
+
 @acm
 async def open_storage_client(
     fqsn: str,
@@ -642,7 +662,7 @@ async def tsdb_history_update(
     ):
         profiler(f'opened feed for {fqsn}')
 
-        to_append = feed.shm.array
+        to_append = feed.hist_shm.array
         to_prepend = None
 
         if fqsn:
@@ -651,7 +671,7 @@ async def tsdb_history_update(
                 fqsn = symbol.front_fqsn()
 
             # diff db history with shm and only write the missing portions
-            ohlcv = feed.shm.array
+            ohlcv = feed.hist_shm.array
 
             # TODO: use pg profiler
             tsdb_arrays = await storage.read_ohlcv(fqsn)